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ArticleBMC public health2023

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

Alice Graham, Amber I Raja, Karin van Veldhoven, Gillian Nicholls, Andrew Simpson, Barry Atkinson, Ian Nicholls, Hannah Higgins, Joan Cooke, Allan Bennett and 7 more

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alice GrahamRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London, UK.
Amber I RajaHealth Equity Action Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Karin van VeldhovenDepartment of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Gillian NichollsScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK.
Andrew SimpsonScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK.
Barry AtkinsonChemical and Environmental Effects Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton, UK.
Ian NichollsChemical and Environmental Effects Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton, UK.
Hannah HigginsRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London, UK.
Joan CookeScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK.
Allan BennettChemical and Environmental Effects Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton, UK.
Derek MorganScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK.
Chris KeenScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK.
Tony FletcherChemical and Environmental Effects Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton, UK.
Neil PearceDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Christina AtchisonRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London, UK.
Elizabeth B Brickley *Health Equity Action Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Yiqun Chen *Science Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton, UK. yiqun.chen@hse.gov.uk.
Health & Safety Laboratory · GBUK Health Security Agency · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with an attack rate of 14.3% was reported at a plastics manufacturing plant in England.

methodsBetween 23

resultsWhile ventilation, indicated using real-time CO

conclusionsThe findings reinforce the importance of enhanced infection control measures in manufacturing sectors, including improved ventilation with possible consideration of CO

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Carbon DioxideDisease OutbreaksHumansManufacturing and Industrial FacilitiesPlasticsRNA, ViralCarbon DioxidePlasticsRNA, ViralCOVID-19ManufacturingOutbreakSARS-CoV-2Workplace

Identifiers

PMID37277762
PMCPMC10241115
OpenAlexW4379383608

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Registered trials

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