Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections associated with hospital airborne viral genetic load detection
RSV RNA has been detected in aerosols in a healthcare setting, particularly during peak infection periods. This does not constitute evidence of transmission of the RSV via aerosols. However, the observed correlation with pediatric RSV cases suggests that further research on viral viability and infectivity from RSV detected in aerosols should be conducted. It also shows the potential of characterizing RSV RNA in aerosols for environmental surveillance purposes.
Authors
- C. Alfaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-4129)
- Juana María Delgado-Saborit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7096-9744)
- Rosa de Llanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7529-4651)
- Luis Alfredo Herrero Cucó
Institutions
- Universitat Jaume I (ES)
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (ES)
- Hospital General Universitari de Castelló (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10372
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00