Bioaerosol sampling of a ventilated patient with COVID-19 - 18/11/20
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Highlights |
• | Recent research has found SARS-CoV-2 in the air of hospital patient rooms and common areas; however, there has not been research in the rooms of patients on ventilators. |
• | Our study sought to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 was present in the patient room of a COVID-19 positive patient on a ventilator. |
• | This study found that the level of SARS-CoV-2 in the air of the patient room was lower than a detectable level. |
• | This research contributes to our understanding of the spread of COVID-19 in hospital settings and has implications for recommendations for PPE use in patient rooms of individuals on ventilators. |
Résumé |
Bioaerosol samples were collected in an airborne infection isolation room, bathroom, and anteroom of a ventilated patient with coronavirus disease 2019. Twenty-eight samples were negative for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid, possibly due to the patient being on a closed-circuit ventilator or the efficiency of the air exchanges in the room.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Airborne transmission, Hospital, Ventilator
Abbreviations : PPE, NIOSH, ICU, PAPR, HEPA, HME, RT-PCR, AIIR
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| Funding: This work was supported in part by the Center for AIDS Research (P30 AI050409). Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR002378. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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