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. 2009 Feb 15;48(4):438-40.
doi: 10.1086/596478.

Measurement of airborne influenza virus in a hospital emergency department

Francoise M Blachere  1 , William G Lindsley, Terri A Pearce, Stacey E Anderson, Melanie Fisher, Rashida Khakoo, Barbara J Meade, Owen Lander, Stephen Davis, Robert E Thewlis, Ismail Celik, Bean T Chen, Donald H Beezhold
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Measurement of airborne influenza virus in a hospital emergency department

Francoise M Blachere et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Size-fractionated aerosol particles were collected in a hospital emergency department to test for airborne influenza virus. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we confirmed the presence of airborne influenza virus and found that 53% of detectable influenza virus particles were within the respirable aerosol fraction. Our results provide evidence that influenza virus may spread through the airborne route.

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