Importance of ventilation and occupancy to Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission rates in congregate settings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15376013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arminder Deol (0000-0002-7154-5505, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), A K Deol, N Shaikh (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Keren Middelkoop (0000-0001-9922-4263, University of Cape Town), Mbali Mohlamonyane (University of Cape Town), Richard G White (0000-0003-4410-6635, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Nicky McCreesh (0000-0003-1409-8531, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1772-1772 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-022-14133-5 |
| PMID | 36123653 |
| OpenAlex | W4296350485 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Public transport in particular may be promising targets for infection prevention and control interventions in this setting, both to reduce Mtb transmission, but also to reduce the transmission of other airborne pathogens such as measles and SARS-CoV-2
Airborne transmission · Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Hygiene · Infection control · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Intensive care medicine · Mycobacterium tuberculosis · Occupancy · Pathology · Psychological intervention · Public health · Transmission (telecommunications · Tuberculosis · Ventilation (architecture · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Respiratory viral infections research · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Ecology · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |