Publications by authors named "Eun Byeol Wang"
Background: In August 2020, 17 healthcare workers (HCWs) were simultaneously diagnosed with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) at a university hospital in Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Methods: An epidemiologic investigation using questionnaires was conducted for all suspected HCWs who had viral infection symptoms or who had the possibility of exposure to the index patient.
Results: A total of 17 HCWs infected with the SFTS virus (SFTSV) (28.
Aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus during resuscitation.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
February 2019
Article Synopsis
- - The study looked into how severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) could spread in healthcare settings through aerosol transmission while using droplet precautions.
- - It was found that SFTSV can spread from person to person during procedures that generate aerosols.
- - As a result, researchers recommend adding airborne precautions to standard safety measures to reduce the risk of transmission through aerosols and droplets.
Of the 27 healthcare workers (HCWs) who had contact with a fatally ill patient with severe thrombocytopenia syndrome in Korea (SFTS), 4 who were involved in cardiopulmonary resuscitation complained of fever and were diagnosed with SFTS via seroconversion. Exposure to respiratory secretions, blood, or gowns soiled by body fluids was significantly associated with infection of HCWs.
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