Detection of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in Air Sampled From a University Campus: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory virus-laden particles are commonly detected in the exhaled breath of symptomatic patients or in air sampled from healthcare settings. However, the temporal relationship of detecting virus-laden particles at nonhealthcare locations vs surveillance data obtained by conventional means has not been fully assessed.

Methods

From October 2016 to June 2018, air was sampled weekly from a university campus in Hong Kong. Viral genomes were detected and quantified by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Logistic regression models were fitted to examine the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) of ecological and environmental factors associated with the detection of virus-laden airborne particles.

Results

Influenza A (16.9% [117/694]) and influen

SUBMITTER: Xie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7108140 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature