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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/2509| Title: | Cystic fibrosis pathogens survive for extended periods within cough-generated droplet nuclei | Authors: | Knibbs, L. D. Bell, S. C. Morawska, L. Sly, P. D. Wood, M. E. Stockwell, R. E. Johnson, G. R. Ramsay, K. A. Sherrard, L. J. Kidd, T. J. Cheney, J. Ballard, E. L. O'Rourke, P. Jabbour, N. Wainwright, Claire |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Source: | 74, (1), 2019, p. 87-90 | Pages: | 87-90 | Journal: | Thorax | Abstract: | The airborne route is a potential pathway in the person-to-person transmission of bacterial strains among cystic fibrosis (CF) populations. In this cross-sectional study, we investigate the physical properties and survival of common non-Pseudomonas aeruginosa CF pathogens generated during coughing. We conclude that Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus are aerosolised during coughing, can travel up to 4 m and remain viable within droplet nuclei for up to 45 min. These results suggest that airborne person-to-person transmission is plausible for the CF pathogens we measured.L6228121152018-07-05 | DOI: | 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211567 | Resources: | https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L622812115&from=exporthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211567 | | Keywords: | cross-sectional study;cystic fibrosis;female;human;infection control;male;nonhuman;priority journal;Pseudomonas aeruginosa;bacterium identification;Staphylococcus aureus;bacterial viability;bacterial transmission;bacterial survival;article;adultairborne bacterium;sputum analysis;clinical article;colony forming unit;coughing | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Children's Health Queensland Publications Queensland Health Publications |
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