Antimicrobial peptides: Defending the mucosal epithelial barrier

KF Johnstone, MC Herzberg - Frontiers in Oral Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The recent epidemic caused by aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus illustrates the importance
and vulnerability of the mucosal epithelial barrier against infection. Antimicrobial proteins …

Implemented indoor airborne transmission mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a systematic review

R Saeedi, E Ahmadi, MS Hassanvand… - … of Environmental Health …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted major economic and health burdens across the world.
On the other hand, the potential airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 via air can deeply …

SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens are detected in continuous air samples from congregate settings

MD Ramuta, CM Newman, SF Brakefield… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Two years after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, there is still a need for better ways to assess
the risk of transmission in congregate spaces. We deployed active air samplers to monitor …

Quantifying environmental mitigation of aerosol viral load in a controlled chamber with participants diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019

H Parhizkar, L Dietz, A Olsen-Martinez… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Several studies indicate that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily
transmitted within indoor spaces. Therefore, environmental characterization of severe acute …

Airborne influenza virus shedding by patients in health care units: Removal mechanisms affecting virus transmission

F Hanna, I Alameddine, H Zaraket, H Alkalamouni… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In this study, we characterize the distribution of airborne viruses (influenza A/B) in hospital
rooms of patients with confirmed infections. Concurrently, we monitored fine particulate …

Holistic understanding of ventilation rate in occupational health risk control

K Chen - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Throughout the history of occupational health risk control, ventilation has been implemented
widely as a tried‐and‐true method to reduce exposure intensity to airborne contaminants …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between an international COVID-19 job exposure matrix and SARS-CoV-2 infection among 2 million workers in Denmark

S van der Feltz, V Schlünssen, I Basinas… - … journal of work …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This study investigates the associations between the Danish version of a job
exposure matrix for COVID-19 (COVID-19-JEM) and Danish register-based SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating indoor airborne concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using quantitative filter forensics

Z Hoskin, JA Siegel, SR Haines - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This investigation used portable air cleaners (PACs) and quantitative filter forensics (QFF) to
assess week-long average airborne concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in homes …

The consequences of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran: A qualitative study from the perspective of key informants

S Pavee, A Ahmadi, SF Irandoost, F Masoumi - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has posed various challenges to Iranian society and affected all
aspects of Iranians' lives, which requires examination. Given that no research has been …

Air change rate and SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hospitals and residences: A meta-analysis

Y Zhang, S Nannu Shankar, WB Vass… - Aerosol Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As COVID-19 swept across the globe, increased ventilation and implementation of air
cleaning were emphasized by the US CDC and WHO as important strategies to reduce the …