Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium

Joren Raymenants; Caspar Geenen; Lore Budts; Jonathan Thibaut; Marijn Thijssen; Hannelore De Mulder; Sarah Gorissen; Bastiaan Craessaerts; Lies Laenen; Kurt Beuselinck; Sien Ombelet; Els Keyaerts; Emmanuel André

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36986-z

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium

Joren Raymenants,
Caspar Geenen,
Lore Budts,
Jonathan Thibaut,
Marijn Thijssen,
Hannelore De Mulder,
Sarah Gorissen,
Bastiaan Craessaerts,
Lies Laenen,
Kurt Beuselinck,
Sien Ombelet,
Els Keyaerts,
Emmanuel André

Affiliations

Joren Raymenants: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Caspar Geenen: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Lore Budts: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Reference Center of Respiratory Pathogens, University Hospitals Leuven
Jonathan Thibaut: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Marijn Thijssen: Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology (Rega Institute), KU Leuven
Hannelore De Mulder: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Sarah Gorissen: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Bastiaan Craessaerts: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Reference Center of Respiratory Pathogens, University Hospitals Leuven
Lies Laenen: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven
Kurt Beuselinck: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Reference Center of Respiratory Pathogens, University Hospitals Leuven
Sien Ombelet: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Reference Center of Respiratory Pathogens, University Hospitals Leuven
Els Keyaerts: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Reference Center of Respiratory Pathogens, University Hospitals Leuven
Emmanuel André: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, KU Leuven

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36986-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Surveillance of respiratory pathogens in air may improve understanding of indoor transmission risks but impacts of context-specific factors on pathogen abundance are not well understood. Here, the authors investigate factors associated with 29 respiratory pathogens through surveillance of 21 community settings in Belgium.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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