Measurement of Airborne Influenza Virus in a Hospital Emergency Department

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Stacey E. ; Beezhold, Donald H. ; Blanchere, Francoise M. ; Celik I ; Chen BT ; Davis S ; Fisher M ; Khakoo R ; Lander O ; Lindsley, William G. ; Meade BJ ; Pearce, Terri A. ; Thewlis RE
• Description:
  Size-fractionated aerosol particles were collected in a hospital emergency department to test for airborne influenza virus. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we confirmed the presence of airborne influenza virus and found that 53% of detectable influenza virus particles were within the respirable aerosol fraction. Our results provide evidence that influenza virus may spread through the airborne route. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Biological Products Communicable Diseases Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Airborne-particles Biological-agents Biological-effects Biological-transport Contagious-diseases Immune-system-disorders Infectious-diseases Quantitative-analysis Viral-diseases Viral-infections

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• ISSN:
  1058-4838
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  438-440
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035002
• Citation:
  Clin Infect Dis 2009 Feb; 48(4):438-440
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Francoise M. Blachere, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  FBlachere@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060801
• Source Full Name:
  Clinical Infectious Diseases
• End Date:
  20100831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ca3a2c47c7aceebece1c7faa297310106e46b3c2a38003cb9ef9a638527620a0138861c6fcddef3c28c229bcec08c4d64eaedc0b94937797dbe8ed48b9181bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187005/cdc_187005_DS1.pdf
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