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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Fast Air-to-Liquid Sampler Detects Surges in SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Levels in Hospital Rooms.

Cristina Del Álamo, Ángela Vázquez-Calvo, África Sanchiz, Gil Rodríguez-Caravaca, Rocío Martín, Bruno Hernáez, Pablo Méndez-Vigo-Carranza, Juan Sánchez García-Casarrubios, Antonio Alcamí, José Luis Pérez-Díaz

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Cristina Del ÁlamoEscuela Politécnica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0021-7624
Ángela Vázquez-CalvoCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3172-2762
África SanchizCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Gil Rodríguez-CaravacaPreventive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Rocío MartínCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Bruno HernáezCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4351-0102
Pablo Méndez-Vigo-CarranzaCOUNTERFOG S.L., 28341 Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Sánchez García-CasarrubiosCOUNTERFOG S.L., 28341 Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio AlcamíCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3333-6016
José Luis Pérez-DíazEscuela Politécnica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2414-8045

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the dangers of airborne pathogen transmission. SARS-CoV-2 is known to be transmitted through aerosols; however, little is known about the dynamics of these aerosols in real environments, the conditions, and the minimum viral load required for infection. Efficiently measuring and capturing pathogens present in the air would help to understand the infection process. Air samplers usually take several hours to obtain an air sample. In this work a fast (1-2 min) method for capturing bioaerosols into a liquid medium has been tested in hospital rooms with COVID-19 patients. This fast sampling allows detecting transient levels of aerosols in the air. SARS-CoV-2 RNA is detected in aerosols from several hospital rooms at different levels. Interestingly, there are sudden boosts of the SARS-CoV-2 load in the air, suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 could be released abundantly at certain moments. These results show that the distribution of SARS-CoV-2-containing aerosols is not homogeneous in the hospital room. This technology is a fast and effective tool for capturing airborne matter in a very short time, which allows for fast decision-making any kind of hazard in the air is detected. It is also useful for a better understanding of aerosols dynamics.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HospitalsHumansPandemicsRespiratory Aerosols and DropletsRNA, ViralRNA, Viralairbornedisease controlenvironmental healthfast samplingliquid sampleSARS-CoV-2viruses

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PMCPMC9819203

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