ArticleIndoor air2021
SARS-CoV-2, other respiratory viruses and bacteria in aerosols: Report from Kuwait's hospitals.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- SARS-CoV-2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity.Indoor air · 2022Pooled it
- 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
- Wastewater-Based Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for Early Warning of COVID-19 Infection Dynamics.Viruses · 2026Article
- Microbial contamination in the indoor environment of Arabian Gulf: a review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Genomic characterization and identification of multiple drug resistance genes in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii through whole genome sequencing.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Creating respiratory pathogen-free environments in healthcare and nursing-care settings: a comprehensive review.GeroScience · 2025Review
- A pilot study of the impact of bacterial and fungal coinfections on mildly ill COVID-19 patients.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2025Article
- Surveillance of norovirus, SARS-CoV-2, and bocavirus in air samples collected from a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Aerosol-Mediated Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes: Biomonitoring Indoor and Outdoor Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Spatial Variations in the Nasal Microbiota of Staff Working in a Healthcare-Associated Research Core Facility.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2024Article
- Virus-laden droplet nuclei in vortical structures associated with recirculation zones in indoor environments: A possible airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.Environmental advances · 2023Review
- Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Aerosols: Baseline from Kuwait.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- A comprehensive review of microbial contamination in the indoor environment: sources, sampling, health risks, and mitigation strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne respiratory viruses in outdoor aerosols in three Swiss cities before and during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Environment international · 2022Article
- SARS-CoV-2 in hospital air as revealed by comprehensive respiratory viral panel sequencing.Infection prevention in practice · 2022Article
- Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Genome in the Indoor Air and High-Touch Surfaces.International journal of environmental research · 2022Article
- Simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and bacterial profiles from the air of hospital environments with COVID-19-affected patients.Aerobiologia · 2022Article
- Bacterial and fungal communities in indoor aerosols from two Kuwaiti hospitals.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Enhanced Polonium Concentrations in Aerosols from the Gulf Oil Producing Region and the Role of Microorganisms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- SARS-CoV-2, other respiratory viruses and bacteria in aerosols: Report from Kuwait's hospitals.Indoor air · 2021Article
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Abstract
The role of airborne particles in the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is well explored. The novel coronavirus can survive in aerosol for extended periods, and its interaction with other viral communities can cause additional virulence and infectivity. This baseline study reports concentrations of SARS-CoV-2, other respiratory viruses, and pathogenic bacteria in the indoor air from three major hospitals (Sheikh Jaber, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, and Al-Amiri) in Kuwait dealing with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The indoor aerosol samples showed 12-99 copies of SARS-CoV-2 per m
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