Sammanfattning
Background: Healthcare workers in obstetric clinics may be exposed to airborne SARS-
CoV-2 when treating patients with COVID-19.
Method: In this study, performed during the midst of the pandemic, air samples were
collected in delivery rooms during childbirth and analysed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA content.
Result: Six of 28 samples collected inside delivery rooms were positive for SARS-CoV-2, but none in anterooms or corridors. Five of the six positive samples were from the same occasion.
Discussion: This indicates that some patients could be major sources of exhaled virus,
although the individual variation is large, and it is thus difficult to predict the risk of
infection.
CoV-2 when treating patients with COVID-19.
Method: In this study, performed during the midst of the pandemic, air samples were
collected in delivery rooms during childbirth and analysed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA content.
Result: Six of 28 samples collected inside delivery rooms were positive for SARS-CoV-2, but none in anterooms or corridors. Five of the six positive samples were from the same occasion.
Discussion: This indicates that some patients could be major sources of exhaled virus,
although the individual variation is large, and it is thus difficult to predict the risk of
infection.
| Originalspråk | engelska |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 100389 |
| Antal sidor | 3 |
| Tidskrift | Infection Prevention in Practice |
| Volym | 6 |
| Nummer | 4 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Published - 2024 aug. 17 |
Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)
- Infektionsmedicin
- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin
- Meteorologi och atmosfärsvetenskap