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cord-313693-qmkrn7pr	Wong, Bonnie C. K.	Possible Role of Aerosol Transmission in a Hospital Outbreak of Influenza	2010-11-15		.txt	text/plain	4196	222	46	Airflow measurements were conducted, and concentrations of hypothetical virus-laden aerosols at different ward locations were estimated using computational fluid dynamics modeling. A major nosocomial outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred at PWH in 2003 [15, 23] ; since then, all patients hospitalized with acute febrile respiratory illnesses are put on droplet precautions; if influenza is confirmed, the patients will be isolated or cohorted in designated wards [21, 22] . Dispersion of the hypothetical virus-laden aerosols, originated from the index patient's bed through the entire ward, was analyzed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. In clinical studies, virus-laden particles less than 5-6 mm (ie, within the respirable aerosol fraction) have been detected in exhaled breaths of patients with influenza and in the air sampled from an acute healthcare setting during seasonal peak [19, 35, 36] . In conclusion, our findings suggest a possible role of aerosol transmission of influenza in an acute ward setting.	./cache/cord-313693-qmkrn7pr.txt	./txt/cord-313693-qmkrn7pr.txt