Should homes and workplaces purchase portable air filters to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections? A systematic review

A Hammond, T Khalid, HV Thornton, CA Woodall… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2, are spread via inhalation or ingestion of
airborne pathogens. Airborne transmission is difficult to control, particularly indoors …

Portable air cleaners and residential exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 aerosols: a real‐world study

NT Myers, RJ Laumbach, KG Black… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with COVID‐19 who do not require hospitalization are instructed to self‐isolate in
their residences. Due to high secondary infection rates in household members, there is a …

[HTML][HTML] Are the Portable Air Cleaners (PAC) really effective to terminate airborne SARS-CoV-2?

M Rodríguez, ML Palop, S Seseña… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus through aerosols has become an outstanding issue,
where plenty of spread aspects are being analyzed. Portable Air Cleaners (PAC) with high …

[HTML][HTML] Air purifiers: A supplementary measure to remove airborne SARS-CoV-2

B Zhao, Y Liu, C Chen - Building and Environment, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues with astonishing speed …

[PDF][PDF] Study of viral filtration performance of residential HVAC filters

J Zhang, D Huntley, A Fox, B Gerhardt, A Vatine… - ASHRAE J, 2020 - airknightiaq.com
Background Studies have shown that droplets generated by coughing and sneezing can
contain bacteria and virus, which covers a very wide particle size range. 1 Small droplets …

[HTML][HTML] Air filtration and SARS-CoV-2

Y Nazarenko - Epidemiology and health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Air filtration in various implementations has become a critical intervention in managing the
spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the proper deployment of air …

[PDF][PDF] Can mobile indoor air cleaners effectively reduce an indirect risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection by aerosols?

CJ Kähler, T Fuchs, R Hain - MMWR, 2020 - merstegien.com
The worldwide development of the SARS-CoV-2 infection makes it clear that the pandemic
is only just beginning and cannot be stopped. Even if an effective and well-tolerated vaccine …

Use of portable air cleaners to reduce aerosol transmission on a hospital coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ward

KL Buising, R Schofield, L Irving… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: To study the airflow, transmission, and clearance of aerosols in the clinical spaces
of a hospital ward that had been used to care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of face mask or respirator use in indoor public settings for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection—California, February–December 2021

KL Andrejko - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of
SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of field studies of portable air cleaners: Performance, user behavior, and by-product emissions

A Ebrahimifakhar, M Poursadegh, Y Hu, DP Yuill… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality is important for the health of building occupants, and public interest in
controlling indoor airborne pathogens increased dramatically with the COVID-19 pandemic …