Detection of <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Air Samples From Hospital Rooms

Abstract

Using PCR-based detection methods, B pertussis DNA and RSV RNA both can be detected in air samples from the hospital rooms of infected patients. Both can be detected at large distances from a patient's bedside in a minority of cases. These detection methods are suitable for further studies of control measures used to contain nosocomial infections caused by both B pertussis and RSV.