Aluminium Gauze Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Non-Woven Masks Worn by Patients with COVID-19
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients
2.2. Mask Device and Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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SARS-CoV-2 Positive PCR n = 17 | SARS-CoV-2 Negative PCR n = 12 | p Value | |
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Age, year-old, (mean ± SD) | 54.3 ± 20.1 | 53.6 ± 10.6 | 0.912 |
Sex (F/M) | 5/12 | 5/7 | 0.774 |
BMI, mg/m2, (median [IQR]) | 26.10 [22.60, 29.90] | 24.90 [22.27, 29.97] | 0.825 |
WBC, /µL, (median [IQR]) | 4490.00 [3940.00, 5970.00] | 5100.00 [3505.00, 6195.00] | 0.757 |
CRP, mg/dL, (median [IQR]) | 1.51 [0.85, 5.72] | 4.94 [2.24, 8.92] | 0.170 |
IL-6, pg/mL, (median [IQR]) | 10.70 [9.20, 22.60] | 36.05 [11.62, 72.17] | 0.223 |
Fever at hospitalization (Yes/No) | 11/6 | 8/4 | 1.000 |
WHO progression scale at hospitalization (4/5) | 12/5 | 4/8 | 0.108 |
Remdesivir treatment | 4/13 | 7/5 | 0.130 |
REGN-COV2 treatment | 14/3 | 4/8 | 0.022 |
Infiltrates (>50%) in chest X-ray (Yes/No) | 0/17 | 2/10 | 0.163 |
Cough that requires antitussives (Yes/No) | 6/11 | 5/7 | 1.000 |
Vaccination (Yes/No) | 8/9 | 4/8 | 0.703 |
Time from onset to experiment (median [IQR]) | 5.00 [3.00, 6.00] | 8.50 [6.50, 10.25] | 0.010 |
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Yasuda, Y.; Mutsuo, S.; Hamada, M.; Murai, K.; Hirayama, Y.; Uemasu, K.; Arasawa, S.; Iwashima, D.; Takahashi, K.-i. Aluminium Gauze Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Non-Woven Masks Worn by Patients with COVID-19. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2022, 14, 250-257. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr14020030
Yasuda Y, Mutsuo S, Hamada M, Murai K, Hirayama Y, Uemasu K, Arasawa S, Iwashima D, Takahashi K-i. Aluminium Gauze Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Non-Woven Masks Worn by Patients with COVID-19. Infectious Disease Reports. 2022; 14(2):250-257. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr14020030
Chicago/Turabian StyleYasuda, Yuto, Satoru Mutsuo, Motoaki Hamada, Kazuo Murai, Yutaka Hirayama, Kiyoshi Uemasu, Soichi Arasawa, Daisuke Iwashima, and Ken-ichi Takahashi. 2022. "Aluminium Gauze Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Non-Woven Masks Worn by Patients with COVID-19" Infectious Disease Reports 14, no. 2: 250-257. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr14020030