A new method for sampling and detection of exhaled respiratory virus aerosols.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
We have developed a mask sampler for exhaled respiratory viruses. Among a group of 9 patients with cold symptoms who had virus-positive nasal mucus specimens, as analyzed by multiplexed polymerase chain reaction, virus-positive mask samples were obtained after coughing (20 times), talking (20 min), or breathing (20 min) from 6, 5, and 3 patients, respectively.
Medical subject headings
- Aerosols
- Masks
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Viruses