Are 'family bubbles' safe?

RIAD, Abanoub, A. GAD, M. BOCCUZZI and S. COSOLA. Are 'family bubbles' safe? British Dental Journal. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2020, vol. 229, No 3, p. 147. ISSN 0007-0610. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1992-x.

Basic information

• Original name: Are 'family bubbles' safe?
• Authors: RIAD, Abanoub (818 Egypt, guarantor, belonging to the institution), A. GAD, M. BOCCUZZI and S. COSOLA.
• Edition: British Dental Journal, London, Nature Publishing Group, 2020, 0007-0610.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30208 Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.626
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116238
• Organization unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1992-x
• UT WoS: 000562128700002
• Keywords in English: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; family bubbles; household transmission
• Tags: 14110525, 14119612, 14119613, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

By the middle of April 2020, more than 9,000 healthcare workers in the United States had been infected by SARS-CoV-2, accounting for 19% of the total number of patients reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) thus implying that there is a significant knowledge gap regarding infection control as well as the practice among dentists and doctors. Considering the highly infectious nature of the current pandemic and its modes of transmission which are not yet fully understood, especially in the prodromal and convalescent stages, dental healthcare workers must strictly follow biosafety protocols and specific COVID-19 protective measures.