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Normal breathing releases SARS-CoV-2 into the air.
Di Carlo, Piero; Falasca, Katia; Ucciferri, Claudio; Sinjari, Bruna; Aruffo, Eleonora; Antonucci, Ivana; Di Serafino, Alessandra; Pompilio, Arianna; Damiani, Verena; Mandatori, Domitilla; De Fabritiis, Simone; Dufrusine, Beatrice; Capone, Emily; Chiacchiaretta, Piero; Brune, William H; Di Bonaventura, Giovanni; Vecchiet, Jacopo.
  • Di Carlo P; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Falasca K; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, Chieti, Italy.
  • Ucciferri C; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
  • Sinjari B; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Chieti, Italy.
  • Aruffo E; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
  • Antonucci I; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Chieti, Italy.
  • Di Serafino A; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, Chieti, Italy.
  • Pompilio A; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Damiani V; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, Chieti, Italy.
  • Mandatori D; Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University "G. d'Annunziio" of Chieti_Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • De Fabritiis S; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Dufrusine B; Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University "G. d'Annunziio" of Chieti_Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Capone E; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Chiacchiaretta P; University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Chieti, Italy.
  • Brune WH; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Di Bonaventura G; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Vecchiet J; Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
J Med Microbiol ; 70(3)2021 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1101944
ABSTRACT
This study tests the release of SARS-CoV-2 RNA into the air during normal breathing, without any sign of possible risk of contagion such as coughing, sneezing or talking. Five patients underwent oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and salivary swabs for real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Direct SARS-CoV-2 release during normal breathing was also investigated by RT-PCR in air samples collected using a microbiological sampler. Viral RNA was detected in air at 1 cm from the mouth of patients whose oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and salivary swabs tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. In contrast, the viral RNA was not identified in the exhaled air from patients with oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and salivary swabs that tested negative. Contagion of SARS-CoV-2 is possible by being very close to the mouth of someone who is infected, asymptomatic and simply breathing.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Air Microbiology / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jmm.0.001328

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Air Microbiology / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jmm.0.001328