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Environmental Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 During Noninvasive Ventilation in COVID-19
Alessio Dell’Olio, Caterina Vocale, Alessandra Primavera, Lara Pisani, Salvatore Altavilla, Greta Roncarati, Fabio Tumietto, Pierluigi Viale, Maria Carla Re, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Stefano Nava, V Marco Ranieri and Tommaso Tonetti
Respiratory Care January 2023, 68 (1) 1-7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10323
Alessio Dell’Olio
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Caterina Vocale
Microbiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandra Primavera
Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Lara Pisani
Section of Pneumology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Pulmonology and Respiratory Critical Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Salvatore Altavilla
Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Greta Roncarati
Microbiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Fabio Tumietto
Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, Metropolitan Department Integrated Management Infectious Risk, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Pierluigi Viale
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Carla Re
Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Tiziana Lazzarotto
Microbiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Stefano Nava
Section of Pneumology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Pulmonology and Respiratory Critical Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
V Marco Ranieri
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Tommaso Tonetti
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 68, Issue 1
1 Jan 2023
Environmental Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 During Noninvasive Ventilation in COVID-19
Alessio Dell’Olio, Caterina Vocale, Alessandra Primavera, Lara Pisani, Salvatore Altavilla, Greta Roncarati, Fabio Tumietto, Pierluigi Viale, Maria Carla Re, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Stefano Nava, V Marco Ranieri, Tommaso Tonetti
Respiratory Care Jan 2023, 68 (1) 1-7; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10323
Environmental Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 During Noninvasive Ventilation in COVID-19
Alessio Dell’Olio, Caterina Vocale, Alessandra Primavera, Lara Pisani, Salvatore Altavilla, Greta Roncarati, Fabio Tumietto, Pierluigi Viale, Maria Carla Re, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Stefano Nava, V Marco Ranieri, Tommaso Tonetti
Respiratory Care Jan 2023, 68 (1) 1-7; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10323