RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cystic fibrosis pathogens survive for extended periods within cough-generated droplet nuclei
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP thoraxjnl-2018-211567
DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211567
A1 Michelle E Wood
A1 Rebecca E Stockwell
A1 Graham R Johnson
A1 Kay A Ramsay
A1 Laura J Sherrard
A1 Timothy J Kidd
A1 Joyce Cheney
A1 Emma L Ballard
A1 Peter O’Rourke
A1 Nassib Jabbour
A1 Claire E Wainwright
A1 Luke D Knibbs
A1 Peter D Sly
A1 Lidia Morawska
A1 Scott C Bell
YR 2018
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/07/thoraxjnl-2018-211567.abstract
AB The airborne route is a potential pathway in the person-to-person transmission of bacterial strains among cystic fibrosis (CF) populations. In this cross-sectional study, we investigate the physical properties and survival of common non-Pseudomonas aeruginosa CF pathogens generated during coughing. We conclude that Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus are aerosolised during coughing, can travel up to 4 m and remain viable within droplet nuclei for up to 45 min. These results suggest that airborne person-to-person transmission is plausible for the CF pathogens we measured.