Removal of Mycobacterium Species by Breathing Circuit Filters

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 252-254

  Aranha Creado, Hazel ^a   Prince, Daniel ^b   Greene, Kathryn ^b   Brandwein, Harvey ^b  

^a PALL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; VENTILATION;

EID: 0031110281     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141211     Document Type: Article

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