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Aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus during resuscitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2018

Jaeyoung Moon ,
Hyeokjin Lee ,
Ji Hoon Jeon ,
Yejin Kwon ,
Hojin Kim ,
Eun Byeol Wang ,
Choong Won Seo ,
Sul A. Sung ,
Su-Hyun Kim  and
Hyeri Seok
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Jaeyoung Moon
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Hyeokjin Lee
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Ji Hoon Jeon
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Yejin Kwon
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Hojin Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Eun Byeol Wang
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Choong Won Seo
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Sul A. Sung
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Su-Hyun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Hyeri Seok
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Won Suk Choi
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
WooYoung Choi
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Dae Won Park*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
*
*Author for correspondence: Dae Won Park MD, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeukgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan 15355, Republic of Korea. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We investigated potential nosocomial aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) with droplet precautions. During aerosol generating procedures, SFTSV was be transmitted from person to person through aerosols. Thus, airborne precautions should be added to standard precautions to avoid direct contact and droplet transmission.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , February 2019 , pp. 238 - 241
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Cite this article: Moon J, et al. (2019). Aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus during resuscitation. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40, 238–241. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.330

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