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Article: Efficacy of face masks to prevent respiratory virus transmission: abridged secondary publication
| Title | Efficacy of face masks to prevent respiratory virus transmission: abridged secondary publication |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2020 |
| Publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/ |
| Citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2020, v. 26 n. 3, suppl. 4, p. 4-7 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | 1. Various respiratory viruses can be detected in exhaled breath of patients with acute respiratory infections.
2. Viral loads are greatest in those with influenza virus infection.
3. We did not identify a significant effect of surgical face masks in reducing the amount of respiratory virus detected in coarse or fine particles in exhaled breath. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/295212 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Cowling, BJ | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Ip, DK | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Yen, HL | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-11T13:56:55Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-11T13:56:55Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2020, v. 26 n. 3, suppl. 4, p. 4-7 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/295212 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | 1. Various respiratory viruses can be detected in exhaled breath of patients with acute respiratory infections. 2. Viral loads are greatest in those with influenza virus infection. 3. We did not identify a significant effect of surgical face masks in reducing the amount of respiratory virus detected in coarse or fine particles in exhaled breath. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/ | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Medical Journal | - |
| dc.title | Efficacy of face masks to prevent respiratory virus transmission: abridged secondary publication | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Cowling, BJ: bcowling@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Ip, DK: dkmip@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Yen, HL: hyen@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Cowling, BJ=rp01326 | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Ip, DK=rp00256 | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Yen, HL=rp00304 | - |
| dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 32690810 | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85088352214 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 320774 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 325532 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 26 | - |
| dc.identifier.issue | 3, suppl. 4 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 4 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 7 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |
