التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Ventilation during COVID-19 in a school for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) |
| المؤلفون: |
Zand, Martin S., Spallina, Samantha, Ross, Alexis, Zandi, Karen, Pawlowski, Anne, Seplaki, Christopher L., Herington, Jonathan, Corbett, Anthony M., Kaukeinen, Kimberly, Holden-Wiltse, Jeanne, Freedman, Edward G., Alcantara, Lisette, Li, Dongmei, Cameron, Andrew, Beaumont, Nicole, Dozier, Ann, Dewhurst, Stephen, Foxe, John J. |
| المساهمون: |
Yuan, Yanping, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| المصدر: |
PLOS ONE ; volume 19, issue 4, page e0291840 ; ISSN 1932-6203 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
PLOS Publications (via CrossRef) |
| الوصف: |
Background This study examined the correlation of classroom ventilation (air exchanges per hour (ACH)) and exposure to CO 2 ≥1,000 ppm with the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 over a 20-month period in a specialized school for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). These students were at a higher risk of respiratory infection from SARS-CoV-2 due to challenges in tolerating mitigation measures (e.g. masking). One in-school measure proposed to help mitigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in schools is increased ventilation. Methods We established a community-engaged research partnership between the University of Rochester and the Mary Cariola Center school for students with IDD. Ambient CO 2 levels were measured in 100 school rooms, and air changes per hour (ACH) were calculated. The number of SARS-CoV-2 cases for each room was collected over 20 months. Results 97% of rooms had an estimated ACH ≤4.0, with 7% having CO 2 levels ≥2,000 ppm for up to 3 hours per school day. A statistically significant correlation was found between the time that a room had CO 2 levels ≥1,000 ppm and SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests normalized to room occupancy, accounting for 43% of the variance. No statistically significant correlation was found for room ACH and per-room SARS-CoV-2 cases. Rooms with ventilation systems using MERV-13 filters had lower SARS-CoV-2-positive PCR counts. These findings led to ongoing efforts to upgrade the ventilation systems in this community-engaged research project. Conclusions There was a statistically significant correlation between the total time of room CO 2 concentrations ≥1,000 and SARS-CoV-2 cases in an IDD school. Merv-13 filters appear to decrease the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This research partnership identified areas for improving in-school ventilation. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0291840 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291840Test |
| حقوق: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/ |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.D0032787 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
