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Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
Nature Medicine · 2020 · Vol. 26(5) · pp. 676–680
Nancy Leung✉(University of Hong Kong)Daniel K. W. Chu(University of Hong Kong)Eunice Y. C. Shiu(University of Hong Kong)Kwok‐Hung Chan(University of Hong Kong)James McDevittBenien J. P. Hau(Queen Mary Hospital)Hui‐Ling Yen(University of Hong Kong)Yuguo Li(University of Hong Kong)Dkm Ip(University of Hong Kong)Malik Peiris(University of Hong Kong)WH Seto(Hong Kong Baptist Hospital)GM Leung(University of Hong Kong)Donald K. Milton(University of Maryland, College Park)Benjamin J. Cowling(HKU-Pasteur Research Pole)
Infection Control and VentilationRespiratory viral infections researchRespiratory systemVirusVirologyCoronavirusViral sheddingMedicineTransmission (telecommunications)Face masksSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
MeSH terms
COVID-19AerosolsHumansMasksOrthomyxoviridaePneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract InfectionsRNA, ViralVirus SheddingCoronavirus InfectionsExhalationPandemics
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