COVID‐19 infection and the broader impacts of the pandemic on healthcare workers

N Smallwood, W Harrex, M Rees, K Willis… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) disease or COVID‐19
pandemic is associated with more than 230 million cases and has challenged healthcare …

A critical review of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems within the context of a global SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

AM Elsaid, HA Mohamed, GB Abdelaziz… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread over the world, resulting in more
than 225 million patients, and 4.7 million deaths in September 2021. It also caused panic …

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 …, 2024 - 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 …

Public health measures for covid-19

PP Glasziou, S Michie, A Fretheim - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Although the pandemic has seen remarkable trials for vaccines and drug treatments, much
less has been done to evaluate the effects of public health and social measures (PHSMs) 1; …

Transmission of respiratory viral diseases to health care workers: COVID-19 as an example

AM Wilson, DK Sleeth, C Schaefer… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Health care workers (HCWs) can acquire infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), from patients. Herein, COVID-19 is used with the source–pathway …

Indoor air quality evaluation using mechanical ventilation and portable air purifiers in an academic dentistry clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

I Tzoutzas, HC Maltezou, N Barmparesos… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is mainly transmitted through droplets
without overlooking other sources of transmission, rendered attention on the air quality in …

A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a plastics manufacturing plant

A Graham, AI Raja, K Van Veldhoven, G Nicholls… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with an attack rate of 14.3% was reported at a
plastics manufacturing plant in England. Methods Between 23rd March and 13th May 2021 …

A review of facilities management interventions to mitigate respiratory infections in existing buildings

Y Zhang, FKP Hui, C Duffield, AM Saeed - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The Covid-19 pandemic reveals that the hazard of the respiratory virus was a secondary
consideration in the design, development, construction, and management of public and …

[HTML][HTML] Is hydrogen peroxide an effective mouthwash for reducing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in dental clinics?

E Burgos-Ramos, IR Urbieta, D Rodríguez - The Saudi Dental Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted by
inhalation of aerosols and can remain viable in the air for hours. Viruses can spread in …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne disease transmission risks on public transit buses: Impacts of ridership, duration, and mechanical filtration using a relative risk metric

BE Cummings, CN Haas, LJ Lo, CM Sales, J Fox… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although public transportation vehicles often provide reasonable amounts of ventilation and
air filtration, their small volumes, and the close proximity of passengers may cause them to …