The Journal of Infectious Diseases,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 14, 2024
Quantifying
the
risk
of
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
transmission
in
indoor
settings
is
crucial
for
developing
effective
non-vaccine
prevention
strategies
and
policies.
However,
summary
evidence
on
risks
other
than
households,
schools,
elderly
care,
health
care
facilities
limited.
We
conducted
a
systematic
review
to
estimate
secondary
attack
rates
(SARs)
SARS-CoV-2
factors
modifying
community
settings.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
381(2257)
Опубликована: Авг. 23, 2023
The
purpose
of
this
review
was
to
identify
the
effectiveness
environmental
control
(EC)
non-pharmaceutical
interventions
(NPIs)
in
reducing
transmission
SARS-CoV-2
through
conducting
a
systematic
review.
EC
NPIs
considered
are
room
ventilation,
air
filtration/cleaning,
occupancy,
surface
disinfection,
barrier
devices,
[Formula:
see
text]
monitoring
and
one-way-systems.
Systematic
searches
databases
from
Web
Science,
Medline,
EMBASE,
preprint
servers
MedRxiv
BioRxiv
were
conducted
order
studies
reported
between
1
January
2020
December
2022.
All
articles
reporting
on
one-way
systems
retrieved
screened.
In
total,
13
971
identified
for
screening.
initial
title
abstract
screening
1328
full
text
Overall,
19
references
provided
evidence
NPIs:
12
4
cleaning
5
6
occupancy
screens/barriers.
No
found
that
or
implementation
systems.
Many
these
assessed
have
critical
risk
bias
at
least
one
domain,
largely
due
confounding
factors
could
affected
measured
outcomes.
As
result,
there
is
low
confidence
findings.
Evidence
suggests
devices
reduction
room-occupancy
may
role
certain
settings.
However,
usually
very
quality
certainty,
hence
level
ascribed
conclusion
low.
Based
found,
it
not
possible
draw
any
specific
conclusions
regarding
disinfection
use
devices.
From
results,
we
further
conclude
community
agreed
standards
well-designed
epidemiological
with
needed.
Implementation
such
would
enable
more
confident
assessment
future
other
pathogens
real-world
This
article
part
theme
issue
'The
COVID-19
pandemic:
evidence'.
Photochemistry and Photobiology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 12, 2024
Abstract
Ultraviolet‐C
(UVC)
irradiation
is
being
used
as
an
effective
approach
for
the
disinfection
of
pathogenic
viruses
present
in
air,
surfaces,
and
water.
Recently,
far‐UVC
radiation
(222
nm)
emitted
by
KrCl*
(krypton‐chloride)
excimer
lamps
have
been
recommended
disinfecting
high‐risk
public
spaces
to
reduce
presence
transmission
infectious
owing
limited
human
health
exposure
risks
compared
germicidal
UVC
(254
nm).
In
this
study,
inactivation
performances
individual
filtered
lamp
were
determined
against
four
viruses,
bacteriophages
MS2,
Phi6,
M13,
T4,
having
different
genome
compositions
(ssRNA,
dsRNA,
ssDNA
dsDNA,
respectively)
shapes
(i.e.,
spherical
(Phi6),
linear
(M13),
icosahedral
(MS2
T4)).
Here,
efficacies
evaluated
highly
concentrated
virus
droplets
that
mimic
virus‐laden
released
from
infected
person
deposited
on
surfaces
fomites.
Filtered
showed
significantly
better
all
structures
The
obtained
sensitivity
was
found
be
order,
T4
>
M13
Phi6
MS2
whereas
it
Phi6.
These
results
provide
a
strong
basis
promote
use
contagious
limit
associated
disease
spread
places
other
areas.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 14, 2024
Quantifying
the
risk
of
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
transmission
in
indoor
settings
is
crucial
for
developing
effective
non-vaccine
prevention
strategies
and
policies.
However,
summary
evidence
on
risks
other
than
households,
schools,
elderly
care,
health
care
facilities
limited.
We
conducted
a
systematic
review
to
estimate
secondary
attack
rates
(SARs)
SARS-CoV-2
factors
modifying
community
settings.
