Aerosol Sampling in a Hospital Emergency Room Setting: A Complementary Surveillance Method for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses

Aerosol Sampling in a Hospital Emergency Room Setting: A Complementary Surveillance Method for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses

This study aimed to evaluate environmental air sampling as an alternative form of active surveillance for respiratory pathogens in clinical settings. Samples were collected from three locations in the Emergency Department at Duke University Hospital Systems from October 2017 to March 2018. Of the 44...

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Main Authors: Jessica Y. Choi, Juliana Zemke, Sarah E. Philo, Emily S. Bailey, Myagmarsukh Yondon, Gregory C. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
infectious aerosols
bioaerosol sampling
emergency service
hospital
epidemiology
respiratory viruses
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00174/full

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