Influenza Aerosols in UK Hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) Pandemic – The Risk of Aerosol Generation during Medical Procedures

Katy-Anne Thompson; John V. Pappachan; Allan M. Bennett; Himanshu Mittal; Susan Macken; Brian K. Dove; Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam; Vicky R. Copley; Sarah O’Brien; Peter Hoffman; Simon Parks; Andrew Bentley; Barbara Isalska; Gail Thomson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056278

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Influenza Aerosols in UK Hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) Pandemic – The Risk of Aerosol Generation during Medical Procedures

Katy-Anne Thompson ,

* E-mail: Katy-Anne.Thompson@hpa.org.uk

Affiliation Biosafety Investigation Unit, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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John V. Pappachan,

Affiliation Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Allan M. Bennett,

Affiliation Biosafety Investigation Unit, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Himanshu Mittal,

Affiliation Biosafety Investigation Unit, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Susan Macken,

Affiliation Biosafety Investigation Unit, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Brian K. Dove,

Affiliation Influenza Group, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam,

Affiliation Health Protection and Influenza Research Group, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Vicky R. Copley,

Affiliation Microbial Risk Assessment Group, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Sarah O’Brien,

Affiliation Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Peter Hoffman,

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Simon Parks,

Affiliation Biosafety Investigation Unit, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Andrew Bentley,

Affiliation Acute Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Barbara Isalska,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Gail Thomson, on behalf of the EASE Study Consortium

Membership of the EASE Study Consortium is provided in the Acknowledgments

Affiliation Medical Affairs, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Influenza Aerosols in UK Hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) Pandemic – The Risk of Aerosol Generation during Medical Procedures

Katy-Anne Thompson,
John V. Pappachan,
Allan M. Bennett,
Himanshu Mittal,
Susan Macken,
Brian K. Dove,
Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam,
Vicky R. Copley,
Sarah O’Brien,
Peter Hoffman

Published: February 13, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056278

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