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| Title |
Cystic fibrosis pathogens survive for extended periods within cough-generated droplet nuclei
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Thorax, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211567 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michelle E Wood, Rebecca E Stockwell, Graham R Johnson, Kay A Ramsay, Laura J Sherrard, Timothy J Kidd, Joyce Cheney, Emma L Ballard, Peter O'Rourke, Nassib Jabbour, Claire E Wainwright, Luke D Knibbs, Peter D Sly, Lidia Morawska, Scott C Bell |
| Abstract |
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 aeruginosaCF pathogens generated during coughing. We conclude that Gram-negative bacteria andStaphylococcus aureusare 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. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1 | 13% |
| Brazil | 1 | 13% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Spain | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 25 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 25 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 10 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 April 2018.
All research outputs
#6,200,629
of 23,305,591 outputs
Outputs from Thorax
#2,439
of 5,421 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#107,756
of 329,667 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Thorax
#39
of 58 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,305,591 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 73rd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,421 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 16.5. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 54% of its peers.
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