HAIQU (Hospital AIr QUality): Breathing Life Into Patient Care
Mayo Clinic
Summary
The purpose of this research is to assess whether integration of an aerosol biosensor and air quality risk assessment software that integrates into a building management system will improve indoor air quality metrics in hospital environments and reduces risk factors associated with respiratory disease transmission.
Description
Executive Summary. The Hospital AIr QUality (HAIQU) team will develop a biosensor and risk assessment software to detect pathogens in indoor air, to be integrated with building management system (BMS), focusing on improving indoor air quality in hospitals to reduce disease transmission and enhance patient outcomes. The HAIQU biosensor will combine high-flow-rate aerosol collection highly sensitive and specific CRISPR detection, and digital droplet microfluidics to continuously detect multiple viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens from indoor air. The HAIQU risk assessment software will combin…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Target Group: * Mayo Clinic Staff working in ED with a minimum of .7 FTE in Midwest (MN and WI), Phoenix (AZ), or Jacksonville (FL) and patient contact. Reference Group: * Mayo Clinic Staff working in primary care with a minimum of .7 FTE. in Rochester (MN), Phoenix (AZ), or Jacksonville (FL) and patient contact Exclusion Criteria: * Any participant who does not meet either of the inclusion criteria.
Interventions
- Diagnostic TestSelf-swab test
Participants will self-report when they are experiencing respiratory symptoms and will be asked for a self-swab to be used for data analysis.
Locations (3)
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
- Mayo Clinic FloridaJacksonville, Florida
- Mayo ClinicRochester, Minnesota