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. 2022 Sep 7;67(1):129–140. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxac056

Table 3.

SARS-CoV-2 results from three active and one passive air sampling technique used during the outbreak investigation from patients with positive oropharyngeal swab

CIS-
inhalable dust
SKC Bio-sampler -
Impinger
CDC-NIOS Hcyclone- based bioaerosol * EDC -
settling dust
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Negative (‐ ‐) 9 (30) 4 (40) 2 (20) 2 (17)
Inconclusive (‐ +) 2 (7) 1 (10) 1 (10) 0 (0)
Positive (+ +) 19 (63) 5 (50) 7 (70) 10 (83)

*If one of the fractions of the cyclone-based sample detected SARS-CoV-2, the overall parameter is classified positive.