SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Health Care Workers despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborne Transmission

Lotem Goldberg; Yoel Levinsky; Nufar Marcus; Vered Hoffer; Michal Gafner; Shai Hadas; Sraya Kraus; Meirav Mor; Oded Scheuerman

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab036

SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Health Care Workers despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborne Transmission

Lotem Goldberg^*, Yoel Levinsky, Nufar Marcus, Vered Hoffer, Michal Gafner, Shai Hadas, Sraya Kraus, Meirav Mor, Oded Scheuerman

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly via respiratory droplets. A key question in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted via the airborne route as well. We report for the first time SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial infections despite using surgical masks and physical distancing. This report may provide possible evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Original language	English
Article number	ofab036
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab036
State	Published - 1 Mar 2021

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COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
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