TABLE 1.
Aerosolization efficacy associated with nebulization time in viruses
| Virus | Viral population relative to nebulization time (log PFU/vola)b |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 min | 3 min | 5 min | 7 min | 10 min | |
| MS2 | 4.88 ± 0.21 A | 7.07 ± 0.34 B | 8.23 ± 0.60 C | 8.15 ± 0.04 C | 8.30 ± 0.17 C |
| Qβ | 3.84 ± 0.23 A | 5.66 ± 0.31 B | 7.22 ± 0.03 C | 7.17 ± 0.05 C | 7.00 ± 0.26 C |
| ϕX174 | 3.95 ± 0.18 A | 4.64 ± 0.12 AB | 5.52 ± 0.38 C | 5.34 ± 0.14 BC | 5.35 ± 0.37 BC |
a
Log PFU per unit volume of the chamber (27 liters).
b
Data represent means ± standard deviations from three replications. Values followed by the same uppercase letters within rows are not significantly different (P > 0.05).