{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"submitter":["Cadnum JL"],"funding":["Merit Review","Department of Veterans Affairs"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Hospitalized patients are at risk to acquire severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from roommates with unrecognized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hypothesized that airflow patterns might contribute to SARS-CoV-2 transmission in double occupancy patient rooms.<h4>Methods</h4>A device emitting condensed moisture was used to identify airflow patterns in double occupancy patient rooms. Simulations were conducted to assess transfer of fluorescent microspheres, 5% sodium chloride aerosol, and aerosolized bacteriophage MS2 between patient beds 3 meters apart and to assess the effectiveness of privacy curtains and portable air cleaners in reducing transfer.<h4>Results</h4>Air flowed from inlet vents in the center of the room to an outlet vent nea"],"journal":["Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America"],"pagination":["ciac334"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9129113"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Airflow patterns in double occupancy patient rooms may contribute to roommate-to-roommate transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2."],"pmcid":["PMC9129113"],"funding_grant_id":["CX001848"],"pubmed_authors":["Cadnum JL","Donskey CJ","Zabarsky TF","Alhmidi H","Jencson AL"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Airflow patterns in double occupancy patient rooms may contribute to roommate-to-roommate transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Hospitalized patients are at risk to acquire severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from roommates with unrecognized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hypothesized that airflow patterns might contribute to SARS-CoV-2 transmission in double occupancy patient rooms.<h4>Methods</h4>A device emitting condensed moisture was used to identify airflow patterns in double occupancy patient rooms. Simulations were conducted to assess transfer of fluorescent microspheres, 5% sodium chloride aerosol, and aerosolized bacteriophage MS2 between patient beds 3 meters apart and to assess the effectiveness of privacy curtains and portable air cleaners in reducing transfer.<h4>Results</h4>Air flowed from inlet vents in the center of the room to an outlet vent nea","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Apr","modification":"2025-05-29T19:02:47.638Z","creation":"2024-10-19T07:41:28.593Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9129113","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35476020"],"doi":["10.1093/cid/ciac334"]}}