Small quantities of respiratory syncytial virus RNA only in large droplets around infants hospitalized with acute respiratory infections.

Jasmin S KutterDennis de MeulderTheo M BestebroerJeroen J A van KampenRichard MolenkampRon A M FouchierJérôme O WishauptPieter L A FraaijSander Herfst

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

Despite the prolonged detection of infectious RSV in the nasopharynx of patients, only small amounts of RSV RNA were collected from the air around three out of six patients, which were primarily contained in large droplets which do not remain suspended in the air for long periods of time.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
intensive care unit
liver failure
respiratory tract
quantum dots
drug induced
sensitive detection