ReviewThe Journal of hospital infection2016
Bioaerosol sampling: sampling mechanisms, bioefficiency and field studies.
Review in The Journal of hospital infection, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- An aerogel-based light-driven knudsen pump approaching complete passive capturing of airborne particles in wide size ranges.Fundamental research · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Collection Efficiency of a Wet-Type Electrostatic Precipitator for Aerosolized Influenza A Virus.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Assessment of the role of handwash basins in the airborne transmission of multi-drug-resistant organisms in clinical and non-clinical settings.The Journal of hospital infection · 2026Article
- Systematic optimization of a domestic nose-only aerosol exposure system for respiratory pathogen research in nonhuman primates.Biosafety and health · 2026Article
- Methods for Determining the Number of Mold Fungi in the Air-Current Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Review
- Loss of Infectivity of Influenza Virus and SARS-CoV‑2 during Aerosol Sampling.Environmental science & technology letters · 2026Article
- The influence of environmental factors on the diversity and structure of airborne fungal and bacterial communities.Mycology · 2026Review
- Aerosolization effects on coronavirus infectivity.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Development of a Platform forAerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research · 2026Article
- Advance in Managing Indoor Cat Allergen Proteins: Molecular Insights, Detection, and Control.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Mitigating airborne pathogen risks in a full-scale meat processing facility.Total environment microbiology · 2025Article
- Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- SOLARIS project: a portable 3D-printed bioaerosol sampler for environmental bacterial collection.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Bioaerosols and Airway Diseases: Mechanisms of Epithelial Dysfunction, Immune Activation, and Strategies for Exposure Mitigation.Archives of internal medicine research · 2025Article
- Metataxonomics study of dental bioaerosols affected by waterline disinfection.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Sampling efficiency and nucleic acid stability during long-term sampling with different bioaerosol samplers.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2024Article
- Recent progress in online detection methods of bioaerosols.Fundamental research · 2024Review
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- Fungal Spore Richness and Abundance of Allergenic Taxa: Comparing a Portable Impactor and Passive Trap Indoors and Outdoors in an Urban Setting.Microbial ecology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Investigations into the suspected airborne transmission of pathogens in healthcare environments have posed a challenge to researchers for more than a century. With each pathogen demonstrating a unique response to environmental conditions and the mechanical stresses it experiences, the choice of sampling device is not obvious. Our aim was to review bioaerosol sampling, sampling equipment, and methodology. A comprehensive literature search was performed, using electronic databases to retrieve English language papers on bioaerosol sampling. The review describes the mechanisms of popular bioaerosol sampling devices such as impingers, cyclones, impactors, and filters, explaining both their strengths and weaknesses, and the consequences for microbial bioefficiency. Numerous successful studies are described that point to best practice in bioaerosol sampling, from the use of small personal samplers to monitor workers' pathogen exposure through to large static samplers collecting airborne microbes in various healthcare settings. Of primary importance is the requirement that studies should commence by determining the bioefficiency of the chosen sampler and the pathogen under investigation within laboratory conditions. From such foundations, sampling for bioaerosol material in the complexity of the field holds greater certainty of successful capture of low-concentration airborne pathogens. From the laboratory to use in the field, this review enables the investigator to make informed decisions about the choice of bioaerosol sampler and its application.
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