SARS-CoV-2 in Exhaled Aerosol Particles from COVID-19 Cases and Its Association to Household Transmission.
Malin AlsvedDavid NygrenSara ThuressonPatrik MedstrandCarl-Johan FraenkelJakob LöndahlPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
COVID-19 cases were more likely to exhale SARS-CoV-2-containing aerosol particles close to symptom onset and during singing or talking as compared to breathing. This study supports that individuals with SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled aerosols are more likely to transmit COVID-19.