Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. The findings raise the possibility that current influenza infection control recommendations may not always be adequate to protect providers from influenza during routine patient care in hospitals.