SynthesisIndoor air2022
SARS-CoV-2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity.
Synthesis in Indoor air, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review to guide measles exposure periods for contact tracing.EBioMedicine · 2026Pooled it
- Viral cultures for assessing airborne infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity.Indoor air · 2022Pooled it
- Detection of airborne bovine coronavirus RNA in pen environments and exhaled breath of calves.JDS communications · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Mouthwashes Delivered via Dental Unit Waterlines in Reducing Aerosolized Surrogate SARS-CoV-2.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- SARS-CoV-2 bioaerosol transmission in experimentally infected American mink.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Development of COPMAN-Air method for high-sensitivity detection of SARS-CoV-2 in air.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Surveillance of norovirus, SARS-CoV-2, and bocavirus in air samples collected from a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Investigation of the Use of Environmental Samples for the Detection of EHV-1 in the Stalls of Subclinical Shedders.Viruses · 2024Article
- Frequency, kinetics and determinants of viable SARS-CoV-2 in bioaerosols from ambulatory COVID-19 patients infected with the Beta, Delta or Omicron variants.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Advancements in Airborne Viral Nucleic Acid Detection with Wearable Devices.Advanced sensor research · 2024Article
- Salivary diagnostics: opportunities and challenges.Theranostics · 2024Review
- Stability of Feline Coronavirus in aerosols and dried in organic matrices on surfaces at various environmental conditions.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Airborne SARS-CoV-2 is more frequently detected in environments related to children and elderly but likely non-infectious, Norway, 2022.Virology journal · 2023Article
- First Report ofViruses · 2023Article
- Research progress of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on aerosol collection and detection.Chinese chemical letters = Zhongguo hua xue kuai bao · 2023Review
- Review
- Monitoring Prevalence and Persistence of Environmental Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a Makeshift Hospital for Asymptomatic and Very Mild COVID-19 Patients.International journal of public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to present an overview of the current aerosol sampling methods (and equipment) being used to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air, along with the main parameters reported in the studies that are essential to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each method and perspectives for future research regarding this mode of transmission. A systematic literature review was performed on PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus to assess the current air sampling methodologies being applied to SARS-CoV-2. Most of the studies took place in indoor environments and healthcare settings and included air and environmental sampling. The collection mechanisms used were impinger, cyclone, impactor, filters, water-based condensation, and passive sampling. Most of the reviewed studies used RT-PCR to test the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the collected samples. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected with all collection mechanisms. From the studies detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, fourteen assessed infectivity. Five studies detected viable viruses using impactor, water-based condensation, and cyclone collection mechanisms. There is a need for a standardized protocol for sampling SARS-CoV-2 in air, which should also account for other influencing parameters, including air exchange ratio in the room sampled, relative humidity, temperature, and lighting conditions.
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