Particle size concentration distribution and influences on exhaled breath particles in mechanically ventilated patients.

Humans produce exhaled breath particles (EBPs) during various breath activities, such as normal breathing, coughing, talking, and sneezing. Airborne transmission risk exists when EBPs have attached pathogens. Until recently, few investigations had evaluated the size and concentration distributions o...

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Main Authors: Gwo-Hwa Wan, Chieh-Liang Wu, Yi-Fang Chen, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Yu-Ling Wang, Chun-Wan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903594?pdf=render

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