A novel sampling method to detect airborne influenza and other respiratory viruses in mechanically ventilated patients: a feasibility study

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Mitchell, Alicia B ^a   Tang, Benjamin ^b,c,d   Shojaei, Maryam ^b,c   Barnes, Lachlan S ^e   Nalos, Marek ^b   Oliver, Brian G ^a   McLean, Anthony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne; Influenza; Intensive care unit; Ventilator; Virus

Indexed keywords

IFI27 PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE VIRUS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INSPIRED AIR; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PARAMYXOVIRINAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATED PATIENT; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 85045642217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13613-018-0396-4     Document Type: Article

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