SynthesisEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review of indoor air sampling for virus detection.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission.The Science of the total environment · 2022Pooled it
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- Aerosol biome of a cafeteria and medical facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.Microbiology resource announcements · 2025Article
- Shotgun metagenomics on indoor air for surveillance of respiratory, enteric, and skin viruses in a Belgian daycare setting, January to December 2022.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Air, surface, and wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2; a multimodal evaluation of COVID-19 detection in a built environment.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- Development of COPMAN-Air method for high-sensitivity detection of SARS-CoV-2 in air.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in bioaerosols and surface samples from healthcare facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Occupational exposure monitoring of airborne respiratory viruses in outpatient medical clinics.Aerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research · 2024Article
- The Determination of the Rapid and Effective Activity of an Air Sanitizer against Aerosolized Bacteria Using a Room-Sized Aerobiology Chamber.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission via the skin to oro-nasal route with the production of bioaerosols in the ferret model.The Journal of general virology · 2024Article
- Investigation of the Use of Environmental Samples for the Detection of EHV-1 in the Stalls of Subclinical Shedders.Viruses · 2024Article
- Advancements in Airborne Viral Nucleic Acid Detection with Wearable Devices.Advanced sensor research · 2024Article
- Research advances in microfluidic collection and detection of virus, bacterial, and fungal bioaerosols.Mikrochimica acta · 2024Review
- Mycological Methods for Routine Air Sampling and Interpretation of Results in Operating Theaters.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- SARS-CoV2 in public spaces in West London, UK during COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ open respiratory research · 2023Article
- Mechanisms, Techniques and Devices of Airborne Virus Detection: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Research progress of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on aerosol collection and detection.Chinese chemical letters = Zhongguo hua xue kuai bao · 2023Review
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Abstract
In a post-pandemic scenario, indoor air monitoring may be required seeking to safeguard public health, and therefore well-defined methods, protocols, and equipment play an important role. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, this manuscript presents a literature review on indoor air sampling methods to detect viruses, especially SARS-CoV-2. The review was conducted using the following online databases: Web of Science, Science Direct, and PubMed, and the Boolean operators "AND" and "OR" to combine the following keywords: air sampler, coronavirus, COVID-19, indoor, and SARS-CoV-2. This review included 25 published papers reporting sampling and detection methods for SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments. Most of the papers focused on sampling and analysis of viruses in aerosols present in contaminated areas and potential transmission to adjacent areas. Negative results were found in 10 studies, while 15 papers showed positive results in at least one sample. Overall, papers report several sampling devices and methods for SARS-CoV-2 detection, using different approaches for distance, height from the floor, flow rates, and sampled air volumes. Regarding the efficacy of each mechanism as measured by the percentage of investigations with positive samples, the literature review indicates that solid impactors are more effective than liquid impactors, or filters, and the combination of various methods may be recommended. As a final remark, determining the sampling method is not a trivial task, as the samplers and the environment influence the presence and viability of viruses in the samples, and thus a case-by-case assessment is required for the selection of sampling systems.
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