Research progress on impact of pathogen-releasing behavior of patients on transmission of respiratory pathogenic microorganisms in healthcare buildings
10.11816/cn.ni.2025-246930
- VernacularTitle:医疗建筑内患者释放病原体对呼吸道病原微生物传播的影响研究进展
- Author:
Liuqing YANG
1
;
Qi ZHENG
;
Ziyan DONG
;
Wen XIE
;
Yue ZHANG
;
Honghui DING
;
Jie LI
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院护理学院,湖北武汉 430030
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pathogen;
Respiratory diseases;
Hospital-acquired infection;
Transmission;
Indoor air;
Infectious re-spiratory particle
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2025;35(12):1898-1903
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE Hospital-acquired infections have emerged as an increasingly prominent and hard-to-com-pletely-avoid problem,with their complexity and challenges continuing to intensify.As a major public health con-cern,these hospital-acquired infections pose a serious threat to the safety of individuals within hospitals.Among the various routes of transmission,airborne transmission is one of the most important pathways leading to hospi-tal-acquired infections.A variety pathogenic viruses can attach to infectious respiratory particles produced by hu-man body and spread through these particles.Patients in hospitals,as the primary group releasing respiratory in-fectious particles,have behaviors(such as breathing,coughing,talking,etc.)that are closely related to the trans-mission,dissemination and spread of pathogenic microorganisms.It is generally believed that pathogens re-leased into the air by patients will propagate and spread with air currents,thereby elevating the risk of infection.In order to comprehensively safeguard the safety of healthcare workers and patients,and effectively curb the occur-rence of hospital-acquired infections,it is essential to investigate the impact of pathogen-releasing behaviors on the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms.This paper aims to review the research progress on the impact of pathogen-releasing behaviors of patients on the transmission of respiratory pathogenic microorganisms within healthcare buildings,as well as to provide an outlook for further research directions.
