Indoor Air Changes and Potential Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
Joseph G. Allen, Andrew M. Ibrahim
Abstract
This JAMA Insights review summarizes basic measures of indoor air ventilation as a means to explain how increases in frequency of air exchange and filtration capture efficiency could mitigate far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 inside rooms and buildings.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAirborne transmissionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakTransmission (telecommunications)Ventilation (architecture)Air filtrationRoom air distributionDisease transmissionEnvironmental healthVirologyEnvironmental scienceMeteorologyIndoor air qualityEnvironmental engineeringTelecommunicationsPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakComputer sciencePhysicsDiseaseInfection Control and VentilationNoise Effects and ManagementCOVID-19 and Mental Health