Abstract
This study used a sensitive polymerase chain reaction method coupled with filter sampling to detect the presence of airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus in an isolation patient room with a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Polymerase chain reaction results were negative for SARS coronavirus in room air both before and after patient extubation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Air Microbiology*
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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Female
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Filtration / instrumentation
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Humans
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Patient Isolation*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Respiration, Artificial
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / transmission
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / virology*
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / genetics
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification*