Face Masks Reduce the Release of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cough Aerosols When Worn for Clinically Relevant Periods

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov 15;198(10):1339-1342. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0823LE.

Authors

Rebecca E Stockwell^{1

2}, Michelle E Wood^{1

2

3}, Congrong He⁴, Laura J Sherrard⁵, Emma L Ballard¹, Timothy J Kidd^{1

2}, Graham R Johnson⁴, Luke D Knibbs², Lidia Morawska⁴, Scott C Bell^{1

2

3}; CF Cough Aerosol Group

Collaborators

CF Cough Aerosol Group:
Maureen Peasey, Christine Duplancic, Kay A Ramsay, Nassib Jabbour, Peter O'Rourke, Claire E Wainwright, Peter D Sly

Affiliations

¹ 1 QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² 2 University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ 3 The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ 4 Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and.
⁵ 5 Queen's University Belfast Belfast, United Kingdom.

PMID: 30028634
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0823LE

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aerosols
Australia
Cough / microbiology*
Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology
Female
Humans
Male
Masks*
Pseudomonas Infections / complications*
Pseudomonas Infections / prevention & control*
Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Substances

Aerosols