Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Republic of Singapore.
J R Soc Interface. 2009 Dec 6;6 Suppl 6(Suppl 6):S737-46. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0227.focus. Epub 2009 Sep 22.
The successful transmission of infection via the airborne route relies on several factors, including the survival of the airborne pathogen in the environment as it travels between susceptible hosts. This review summarizes the various environmental factors (particularly temperature and relative humidity) that may affect the airborne survival of viruses, bacteria and fungi, with the aim of highlighting specific aspects of environmental control that may eventually enhance the aerosol or airborne infection control of infectious disease transmission within hospitals.
空气传播途径的感染成功传播依赖于几个因素,包括在易感宿主之间传播时空气中病原体的存活。本综述总结了可能影响病毒、细菌和真菌空气传播存活的各种环境因素(特别是温度和相对湿度),旨在突出环境控制的具体方面,这些方面最终可能会增强医院内传染性疾病气溶胶或空气传播感染控制。