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Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection

Shuk Ching Wong 1
Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen 2
Betsy Wai-Ka Chan 2
Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen 1
Chi-Kuen Li 1
Monica Oi-Tung Kwok 1
Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu 1
Bella Hong-Yan Li 1
Simon Yung-Chun So 2
Susanna K. P. Lau 2
Kelvin Hei Yeung Chiu 2
Kwok Yung Yuen 3, 4, 5
Vincent Chi Chung Cheng 1, 2
1
 
Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
2
 
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
3
 
State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
4
 
Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2025-03-01
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR0.644
CiteScore4.1
Impact factor3.6
ISSN24058440
Abstract
ObjectivesThis study investigated viral load (VL) in surgical mask worn by adult patients infected with respiratory viruses.
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Wong S. C. et al. Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection // Heliyon. 2025. Vol. 11. No. 6. p. e42913.
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Wong S. C., Chen J. H., Wai-Ka Chan B., Lai-Ha Yuen L., Li C., Oi-Tung Kwok M., Yuen-Ki Siu C., Hong-Yan Li B., Yung-Chun So S., Lau S. K. P., Chiu K. H. Y., Yuen K. Y., Cheng V. C. C. Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection // Heliyon. 2025. Vol. 11. No. 6. p. e42913.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42913
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2405844025012940
TI - Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection
T2 - Heliyon
AU - Wong, Shuk Ching
AU - Chen, Jonathan Hon-Kwan
AU - Wai-Ka Chan, Betsy
AU - Lai-Ha Yuen, Lithia
AU - Li, Chi-Kuen
AU - Oi-Tung Kwok, Monica
AU - Yuen-Ki Siu, Crystal
AU - Hong-Yan Li, Bella
AU - Yung-Chun So, Simon
AU - Lau, Susanna K. P.
AU - Chiu, Kelvin Hei Yeung
AU - Yuen, Kwok Yung
AU - Cheng, Vincent Chi Chung
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/03/01
PB - Elsevier
SP - e42913
IS - 6
VL - 11
SN - 2405-8440
ER -
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@article{2025_Wong,
author = {Shuk Ching Wong and Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen and Betsy Wai-Ka Chan and Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen and Chi-Kuen Li and Monica Oi-Tung Kwok and Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu and Bella Hong-Yan Li and Simon Yung-Chun So and Susanna K. P. Lau and Kelvin Hei Yeung Chiu and Kwok Yung Yuen and Vincent Chi Chung Cheng},
title = {Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection},
journal = {Heliyon},
year = {2025},
volume = {11},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {mar},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2405844025012940},
number = {6},
pages = {e42913},
doi = {10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42913}
}
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Wong, Shuk Ching, et al. “Viral load detection on surgical mask worn by patients with acute respiratory virus infection.” Heliyon, vol. 11, no. 6, Mar. 2025, p. e42913. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2405844025012940.