Do plexiglass barriers reduce the risk for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)?

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Cadnum, Jennifer L. [1 ]
Jencson, Annette L. [1 ]
Donskey, Curtis J. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Louis Stokes Cleveland Vet Affairs VA Med Ctr, Res Serv, Cleveland, OH USA
[2] Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Med Ctr, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[3] Case Western Reserve Univ, Sch Med, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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10.1017/ice.2021.383
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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Barriers are commonly installed in workplace situations where physical distancing cannot be maintained, but their effectiveness in decreasing viral transmission is unknown. In simulations, physical barriers with no openings were effective in reducing contamination with an aerosolized benign virus or fluorescent microspheres, but barriers with openings were not.
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