Papers that related to COVID-19 infection prevention and control from the daily COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit listings and other identified literature. This posting does not assess the specific evidence or its quality. Please let me know of any significant gaps – @mdjkf .
Peer reviewed journals
- Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical/face masks in preventing airborne infections in the era of SARS-CoV2 here . Yet another go over the pre-SARS-COV-2 evidence with little change to the findings. [There is only one currently registered RCT of medical masks vs respirators for COVID-19 care underway worldwide- completes in April 2021 and apparently enrolling well]
- SARS-Coronavirus-2 cases in healthcare workers may not regularly originate from patient care: lessons from a university hospital on the underestimated risk of healthcare worker to healthcare worker transmission [outbreak ix] here
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 here
- Classification of aerosol-generating procedures: a rapid systematic review here
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multicentre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England here
- COVID-19 and its impact in the dental setting: A scoping review here
- Risks of Aerosol Contamination in Dental Procedures during the Second Wave of COVID-19-Experience and Proposals of Innovative IPC in Dental Practice here
- Hearing the voices of Australian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic here
- Surgical Mask Partition Reduces the Risk of Noncontact Transmission in a Golden Syrian Hamster Model for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) here
- Evidence of Long-Distance Droplet Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct Air Flow in a Restaurant in Korea here
- Assessment of Air Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Settings (JAMA evidence review) here
- Non-COVID area of a tertiary care hospital: A major source of nosocomial COVID-19 transmission here
- A Serious Game Designed to Promote Safe Behaviors Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development of “Escape COVID-19” here
Preprints
- Minimizing exposure to respiratory droplets, ‘jet riders’ and aerosols in air conditioned hospital rooms by a ‘Shield-and-Sink’ strategy – modeling study here
Editorials & correspondence
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SARS-CoV-2 and aerosols-Arguing over the evidence here
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[Prolonged] Shedding of Viable SARS-CoV-2 after Immunosuppressive Therapy for Cancer here
- Update Alert 4: Masks for Prevention of Respiratory Virus Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Health Care and Community Settings here
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Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2 here
Reviews
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Cochrane Meta-analysis: Interventions to reduce contaminated aerosols produced during dental procedures for preventing infectious diseases here
Guidance and reports
- WHO: Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 1 December 2020 here