Air Cleaners and Respiratory Infections in Schools: A Modeling Study Based on Epidemiologic, Environmental, and Molecular Data.

Nicolas BanholzerPhilipp JentPascal BittelKathrin ZürcherLavinia FurrerSimon BertschingerErnest WeingartnerAlban RametteMatthias EggerTina HascherLukas Fenner

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)

Air cleaners improved air quality and showed potential benefits in reducing respiratory infections. Airborne detection of non-SARS-CoV-2 viruses was rare, suggesting that these viruses may be more difficult to detect in the air. Future studies should examine the importance of close contact and long-range transmission and the cost-effectiveness of using air cleaners.

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