Comparative quantification of varicella-zoster virus in air, pharyngeal swabs, and vesicle content in patients with varicella, disseminated zoster, and localized herpes zoster
We evaluated the viral load of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in ambient air, vesicle, and pharyngeal swabs in VZV-infected patients. Of 46 cases, 6 had VZV detected in indoor air samples from patient rooms. Results suggest an association between viral load in the pharyngeal swab and indoor air.
Authors
- Yuichi Katanami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-0588)
- Norio Ohmagari
- Takeshi Tamaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-119X)
- Kei Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-523X)
- Maki Nagashima
- Ayako Shigeno
- Masayuki Ota
- R. Adachi
- María Akíko Ishida
Institutions
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.188
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine