[HTML][HTML] Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary

R Tellier, Y Li, BJ Cowling, JW Tang - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Although short-range large-droplet transmission is possible for most respiratory infectious
agents, deciding on whether the same agent is also airborne has a potentially huge impact …

[HTML][HTML] Testosterone therapy and cardiovascular events among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials

L Xu, G Freeman, BJ Cowling, CM Schooling - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Testosterone therapy is increasingly promoted. No randomized placebo-
controlled trial has been implemented to assess the effect of testosterone therapy on …

Diagnostic performance of different sampling approaches for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NNY Tsang, HC So, KY Ng, BJ Cowling… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The comparative performance of different clinical sampling methods for
diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR among populations with suspected infection …

[HTML][HTML] Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus–infected pneumonia

Q Li, X Guan, P Wu, X Wang, L Zhou… - New England journal …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The initial cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)–infected pneumonia (NCIP)
occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019 and January 2020. We …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19

X He, EHY Lau, P Wu, X Deng, J Wang, X Hao… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
We report temporal patterns of viral shedding in 94 patients with laboratory-confirmed
COVID-19 and modeled COVID-19 infectiousness profiles from a separate sample of 77 …

Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study

AD Iuliano, KM Roguski, HH Chang, DJ Muscatello… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Estimates of influenza-associated mortality are important for national and
international decision making on public health priorities. Previous estimates of 250 000–500 …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

NHL Leung, DKW Chu, EYC Shiu, KH Chan… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled
breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China

JT Wu, K Leung, M Bushman, N Kishore, R Niehus… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
As of 29 February 2020 there were 79,394 confirmed cases and 2,838 deaths from COVID-
19 in mainland China. Of these, 48,557 cases and 2,169 deaths occurred in the epicenter …

[HTML][HTML] Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study

BJ Cowling, ST Ali, TWY Ng, TK Tsang… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background A range of public health measures have been implemented to suppress local
transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hong Kong. We examined the …

Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic

S Feng, C Shen, N Xia, W Song, M Fan… - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the
virus that caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the use of face masks has become …