A new paradigm in respiratory hygiene: increasing the cohesivity of airway secretions to improve cough interaction and reduce aerosol dispersion

A new paradigm in respiratory hygiene: increasing the cohesivity of airway secretions to improve cough interaction and reduce aerosol dispersion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infectious respiratory diseases are transmitted to non-infected subjects when an infected person expels pathogenic microorganisms to the surrounding environment when coughing or sneezing. When the airway mucus layer interacts with hi...

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Main Authors: O'Brien Darryl, Zayas Ana, Dimitry John, Zayas Gustavo, King Malcolm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/5/11

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