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cord-296917-yk574m99	Kumar, Sathish	Aerosol‐mediated transmission of SARS‐Cov‐2 or COVID‐19 in the cardiac surgical operating room	2020-07-11		.txt	text/plain	738	44	40	The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus spreads predominantly through droplet and aerosol routes and blood-borne infection is not considered a major source of transmission. As a result, while contact is necessary for droplet infections and thereby handwashing and gloves are highly effective against contact transmission, viral particles transmitted though aerosol is absorbed via the respiratory mucosa and potentially across the conjunctivae, other measures are required to prevent transmission. However, because of the smaller size, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or COVID-19 as it is popularly known as, can spread across larger areas and has been shown to remain viable in aerosols even at 3 hours. 7 The highest viral load of the virus causing COVID-19 is in sputum and upper airway secretions and endotracheal intubation is the commonest and most relevant aerosol-generating procedure in cardiac surgery. Aerosol generating procedures and risk of transmission of acute respiratory infections to healthcare workers: a systematic review	./cache/cord-296917-yk574m99.txt	./txt/cord-296917-yk574m99.txt