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| Can Air-Conditioning Systems Contribute to the Spread of SARS/MERS/COVID-19 Infection? Insights from a Rapid Review of the Literature | |
| Chirico, Francesco1,2; Magnavita, Nicola1,5; Sacco, Angelo3; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi4 | |
| 2020-09 | |
| 发表期刊 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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| EISSN | 1660-4601 |
| 摘要 | The airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is still debated. The aim of this rapid review is to evaluate the COVID-19 risk associated with the presence of air-conditioning systems. Original studies (both observational and experimental researches) written in English and with no limit on time, on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses that were associated with outbreaks, were included. Searches were made on PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central (PMC), Google Scholar databases, and medRxiv. A snowball strategy was adopted to extend the search. Fourteen studies reporting outbreaks of coronavirus infection associated with the air-conditioning systems were included. All studies were carried out in the Far East. In six out the seven studies on SARS, the role of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) in the outbreak was indirectly proven by the spatial and temporal pattern of cases, or by airflow-dynamics models. In one report on MERS, the contamination of HVAC by viral particles was demonstrated. In four out of the six studies on SARS-CoV-2, the diffusion of viral particles through HVAC was suspected or supported by computer simulation. In conclusion, there is sufficient evidence of the airborne transmission of coronaviruses in previous Asian outbreaks, and this has been taken into account in the guidelines released by organizations and international agencies for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments. However, the technological differences in HVAC systems prevent the generalization of the results on a worldwide basis. The few COVID-19 investigations available do not provide sufficient evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be transmitted by HVAC systems. |
| 关键词 | outbreak airborne transmission SARS-CoV-1 MERS-CoV SARS-CoV-2 ventilation prevention safety workplace |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17176052 |
| WOS关键词 | ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME ; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION ; CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 ; SARS ; OUTBREAK ; TEMPERATURE ; HUMIDITY ; AEROSOLS ; SHIP ; MERS |
| WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| 出版者 | MDPI |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 专题 | 新冠肺炎 循证社会科学证据集成 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore; 2.Minist Interior; 3.Local Healthcare Unit Roma 2; 4.York Univ; 5.Fdn Policlin A Gemelli IRCCS |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chirico, Francesco,Magnavita, Nicola,Sacco, Angelo,et al. Can Air-Conditioning Systems Contribute to the Spread of SARS/MERS/COVID-19 Infection? Insights from a Rapid Review of the Literature[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2020. |
| APA | Chirico, Francesco,Magnavita, Nicola,Sacco, Angelo,&Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi.(2020).Can Air-Conditioning Systems Contribute to the Spread of SARS/MERS/COVID-19 Infection? Insights from a Rapid Review of the Literature.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. |
| MLA | Chirico, Francesco,et al."Can Air-Conditioning Systems Contribute to the Spread of SARS/MERS/COVID-19 Infection? Insights from a Rapid Review of the Literature".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2020). |
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