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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

COVID-19 Omicron variant - Time for airborne precautions.

Zohaib Yousaf, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Musharaf Zaman, Mushtaq Ahmed, Muhammad Junaid Tahir

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zohaib YousafHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Muhammad Arslan KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohaib AsgharDow University of Health Sciences-Ojha Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.
Musharaf ZamanLahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mushtaq AhmedHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Muhammad Junaid TahirLahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QALahore General Hospital · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PKUniversity of Lahore · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 have resulted in variants with more transmissibility and partial resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, as seen in the recently classified variant of concern (VOC) "Omicron". The rapid spread has raised concerns about Omicron being airborne, which leads to a high risk of contamination in public premises, particularly among the frontline healthcare workers. Mandatory usage of protective face masks and respirators is highly recommended in order to break the chain of transmission. Furthermore, health authorities need to reassess the modes of transmission of VOCs and provide updated guidelines to the general public for its prevention.

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COVID-19OutbreakPandemicPreventionVariants

Identifiers

PMID35693104
PMCPMC9166231
OpenAlexW4281702531

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