주거환경 공기 중 호흡기 바이러스의 검출Detection of Airborne Respiratory Viruses in Residential Environments
- Other Titles
- Detection of Airborne Respiratory Viruses in Residential Environments
- Authors
- 박근태; 문경환; 김형태; 박찬정; 정호철; 임영희
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Publisher
- 한국환경보건학회
- Keywords
- Airborne virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Real-time PCR; Respiratory viruses; Airborne virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Real-time PCR; Respiratory viruses
- Citation
- 한국환경보건학회지, v.37, no.4, pp.306 - 314
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 한국환경보건학회지
- Volume
- 37
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 306
- End Page
- 314
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/114181
- ISSN
- 1738-4087
- Abstract
- Objectives: Respiratory virus infections are the most common disease among all ages in all parts of the world and occur through airborne transmission. The purpose of this study was to detect and quantitate human respiratory viruses in residential environments. Methods: Air samples were collected from the residential space of apartments in the Seoul/Gyeonggi-do area. The samples were collected from indoor and outdoor air. Among respiratory viruses, influenza A virus, influenza B virus, parainfluenza virus, metapneumovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus were investigated by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Among the virus-positive samples, we performed adenovirus quantification by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: Virus detection rates were 44.0%, 3.8%, 3.4%, and 17.3% in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, respectively. The virus detection rate was higher in winter and spring than in summer and autumn. Adenovirus was most commonly detected, followed by influenza A virus and parainfluenza virus. Virus distribution was not significantly different between indoor and outdoor environments. Conclusions: Although virus concentrations were not high in residential environments, residents in houses with detected viruses may have an increased risk of exposure to airborne respiratory viruses, especially in winter and spring.
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