Testing of asymptomatic patients for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2)(ie,“asymptomatic screening) to attempt to reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission …

This study investigates the effects of beverage consumption on droplet production during
coughing and speaking. Interferometric Mie imaging (IMI) measures particle size using the …

Airborne pathogens pose a great threat to public health, and their appearance in bioaerosol
also increases the contiguousness due to the long survival time and transmitting range. Real …

This study investigated the dispersion and evaporation characteristics of droplets and
droplet nuclei emitted during human respiratory activities. A specially designed wind tunnel …

Hospital operating rooms (ORs) are typically maintained at positive pressure, which can
increase the risk of disease transmission to healthcare workers and to spaces outside of the …

Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 has highlighted the lack of knowledge on aerosol
exposure during respiratory activity and aerosol-generating procedures. This study sought to …

Objectives To assess the extent of staff exposure to aerosol generation in common pediatric
otorhinolaryngological procedures (tonsillotomies, adenoidectomies, and tympanostomies) …

ObjectiveCoronavirus disease 2019 can spread through aerosols produced by surgical
procedures, but knowledge of the extent of aerosol production and the risk posed by many …

Introduction Anesthesiologists are exposed to the risk of infection from various secretions or
droplets from the respiratory tract of patients. We aimed to determine bacterial exposure to …

Background Coughing caused by tracheal extubation is common following general
anaesthesia. Heavy aerosol production by coughing during recovery from general …