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Droplet transmission

MedGen UID:
925406
Concept ID:
C4287874
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Droplet Pathogen Transmission; Droplet Transmission
SNOMED CT: Droplet transmission (461551000124100)

Definition

The direct transmission of an infectious agent to a host by a spray of a relatively large (greater than five microns), short range respiratory aerosol. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDroplet transmission

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Belser JA, Lau EHY, Barclay W, Barr IG, Chen H, Fouchier RAM, Hatta M, Herfst S, Kawaoka Y, Lakdawala SS, Lee LYY, Neumann G, Peiris M, Perez DR, Russell C, Subbarao K, Sutton TC, Webby RJ, Yang H, Yen HL; Working group on the standardization of the ferret model for influenza risk assessment
mBio 2022 Aug 30;13(4):e0117422. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1128/mbio.01174-22. PMID: 35862762Free PMC Article
Li X, Yan M, Chen J, Luo Y
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:3178796. Epub 2021 Nov 26 doi: 10.1155/2021/3178796. PMID: 34840969Free PMC Article
Thamboo A, Lea J, Sommer DD, Sowerby L, Abdalkhani A, Diamond C, Ham J, Heffernan A, Cai Long M, Phulka J, Wu YQ, Yeung P, Lammers M
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 May 6;49(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40463-020-00425-6. PMID: 32375884Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulit-Penaloza JA, Brock N, Jones J, Belser JA, Jang Y, Sun X, Thor S, Pappas C, Zanders N, Tumpey TM, Davis CT, Maines TR
Emerg Microbes Infect 2022 Dec;11(1):1452-1459. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2076615. PMID: 35537045Free PMC Article
Wang Z, Fu Y, Guo Z, Li J, Li J, Cheng H, Lu B, Sun Q
Biochem Soc Trans 2020 Oct 30;48(5):2307-2316. doi: 10.1042/BST20200693. PMID: 33084885
Li G, Chang B, Li H, Wang R, Li G
J Infect Public Health 2020 Dec;13(12):1805-1810. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.09.013. PMID: 33069661Free PMC Article
Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Boregowda U, Bansal P, Goyal H
Dig Endosc 2020 Jul;32(5):715-722. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/den.13693. PMID: 32281689Free PMC Article
Minooee A, Wang J, Gupta GK
Microbiol Spectr 2015 Oct;3(5) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0014-2015. PMID: 26542049

Diagnosis

Kuroki T, Momma R, Hoshi D, Hong S, Hizawa N, Mukai N, Watanabe K, Okamoto Y
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2023 Oct;63(10):1100-1117. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.23.14923-1. PMID: 37428099
Hibiya K, Iwata H, Kinjo T, Shinzato A, Tateyama M, Ueda S, Fujita J
PLoS One 2022;17(1):e0261332. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261332. PMID: 35020724Free PMC Article
Ong SJ, Anil G, Chia KL, Khoo D, Lee JK, Chen PX, Nares TM, Koh CJ, Su P, Yang C, Singh P, Rajendran PC, Fotheringham T, Quek ST, Renfrew I
Br J Radiol 2022 Jan 1;95(1129):20210835. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210835. PMID: 34672690Free PMC Article
Bhatt H
Curr Nutr Rep 2021 Mar;10(1):71-75. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s13668-020-00343-z. PMID: 33394459Free PMC Article
Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Boregowda U, Bansal P, Goyal H
Dig Endosc 2020 Jul;32(5):715-722. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/den.13693. PMID: 32281689Free PMC Article

Therapy

Joshi A, Jiang Y, Jones P
Emerg Med Australas 2023 Feb;35(1):120-125. Epub 2022 Sep 18 doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14082. PMID: 36117397Free PMC Article
Döhla M, Schulte B, Wilbring G, Kümmerer BM, Döhla C, Sib E, Richter E, Ottensmeyer PF, Haag A, Engelhart S, Eis-Hübinger AM, Exner M, Mutters NT, Schmithausen RM, Streeck H
Viruses 2022 May 17;14(5) doi: 10.3390/v14051075. PMID: 35632816Free PMC Article
Roy T, Damoulakis G, Komperda J, Mashayek F, Cooper LF, Rowan SA, Megaridis CM
J Dent Res 2021 Oct;100(11):1258-1264. Epub 2021 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/00220345211027550. PMID: 34334033
Wilson NM, Norton A, Young FP, Collins DW
Anaesthesia 2020 Aug;75(8):1086-1095. Epub 2020 May 8 doi: 10.1111/anae.15093. PMID: 32311771Free PMC Article
Shiu EYC, Leung NHL, Cowling BJ
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019 Aug;32(4):372-379. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000563. PMID: 31259864

Prognosis

Belser JA, Lau EHY, Barclay W, Barr IG, Chen H, Fouchier RAM, Hatta M, Herfst S, Kawaoka Y, Lakdawala SS, Lee LYY, Neumann G, Peiris M, Perez DR, Russell C, Subbarao K, Sutton TC, Webby RJ, Yang H, Yen HL; Working group on the standardization of the ferret model for influenza risk assessment
mBio 2022 Aug 30;13(4):e0117422. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1128/mbio.01174-22. PMID: 35862762Free PMC Article
Miller D, King MF, Nally J, Drodge JR, Reeves GI, Bate AM, Cooper H, Dalrymple U, Hall I, López-García M, Parker ST, Noakes CJ
Indoor Air 2022 Feb;32(2):e12976. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1111/ina.12976. PMID: 35133673Free PMC Article
Hibiya K, Iwata H, Kinjo T, Shinzato A, Tateyama M, Ueda S, Fujita J
PLoS One 2022;17(1):e0261332. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261332. PMID: 35020724Free PMC Article
Fan Y, Liu L, Zhang H, Deng Y, Wang Y, Duan M, Wang H, Wang L, Han L, Liu Y
Front Public Health 2021;9:725648. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.725648. PMID: 34616707Free PMC Article
Wang Z, Fu Y, Guo Z, Li J, Li J, Cheng H, Lu B, Sun Q
Biochem Soc Trans 2020 Oct 30;48(5):2307-2316. doi: 10.1042/BST20200693. PMID: 33084885

Clinical prediction guides

Kuroki T, Momma R, Hoshi D, Hong S, Hizawa N, Mukai N, Watanabe K, Okamoto Y
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2023 Oct;63(10):1100-1117. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.23.14923-1. PMID: 37428099
Pulit-Penaloza JA, Brock N, Jones J, Belser JA, Jang Y, Sun X, Thor S, Pappas C, Zanders N, Tumpey TM, Davis CT, Maines TR
Emerg Microbes Infect 2022 Dec;11(1):1452-1459. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2076615. PMID: 35537045Free PMC Article
Chen W, Qian H, Zhang N, Liu F, Liu L, Li Y
J Hazard Mater 2022 Jan 15;422:126837. Epub 2021 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126837. PMID: 34399209Free PMC Article
Wang Z, Fu Y, Guo Z, Li J, Li J, Cheng H, Lu B, Sun Q
Biochem Soc Trans 2020 Oct 30;48(5):2307-2316. doi: 10.1042/BST20200693. PMID: 33084885
Saiman L
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2011 Aug;24(4):390-5. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32834748ff. PMID: 21543979

Recent systematic reviews

Locke L, Dada O, Shedd JS
J Occup Environ Med 2021 Nov 1;63(11):e783-e791. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002366. PMID: 34419986Free PMC Article
Ramaraj P, Super J, Doyle R, Aylwin C, Hettiaratchy S
BMJ Open 2020 Oct 16;10(10):e040321. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040321. PMID: 33067299Free PMC Article
Burton MJ, Clarkson JE, Goulao B, Glenny AM, McBain AJ, Schilder AG, Webster KE, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 16;9(9):CD013626. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013626.pub2. PMID: 32936949Free PMC Article
Burton MJ, Clarkson JE, Goulao B, Glenny AM, McBain AJ, Schilder AG, Webster KE, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 16;9(9):CD013628. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013628.pub2. PMID: 32936947Free PMC Article
Cha MH, Regueiro M, Sandhu DS
World J Gastroenterol 2020 May 21;26(19):2323-2332. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i19.2323. PMID: 32476796Free PMC Article

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