Goldberg Lotem, Levinsky Yoel, Marcus Nufar, Hoffer Vered, Gafner Michal, Hadas Shai, Kraus Sraya, Mor Meirav, Scheuerman Oded
Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 27;8(3):ofab036. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab036. eCollection 2021 Mar.
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.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)主要通过呼吸道飞沫传播。2019冠状病毒病大流行中的一个关键问题是SARS-CoV-2是否也能通过空气传播途径传播。我们首次报告了尽管使用了外科口罩并保持了物理距离,但仍发生了SARS-CoV-2医院感染。本报告可能为SARS-CoV-2的空气传播提供可能的证据。