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ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025

Dynamics of respiratory virus spread indoors suggest a holistic approach for exposure risk mitigation.

M Khalid Ijaz, Syed A Sattar, Stephanie A Boone, Raymond W Nims, Julie McKinney, Charles P Gerba

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Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

M Khalid IjazGlobal Research & Development for Lysol and Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-6987
Syed A SattarDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-5523
Stephanie A BooneDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8945-4234
Raymond W NimsSyner-G Biopharma, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-0432
Julie McKinneyGlobal Research & Development for Lysol and Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-6765
Charles P GerbaDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic represented a time of mixed messaging around the relevance of various respiratory virus transmission pathways, with debate extending from the regional health authorities to individual subject matter experts around the world. Globally, the non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for dealing with the pandemic virus were, fortunately, based on the potential risk posed by each of the transmission pathways (direct droplet transmission, transmission by aerosolized virus, and indirect transmission via surfaces/hands or re-aerosolization of infectious virus from contaminated environmental surfaces). These NPIs were very effective in limiting transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. We believe that there are numerous interdependencies between the various virus transmission pathways, indicating the need for a more holistic consideration of the importance of all transmission pathways and the corresponding need for targeted NPIs during virus outbreaks and pandemics.

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