Application of Lagrangian particle transport model to tuberculosis (TB) bacteria UV dosing in a ventilated isolation room

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-228

  Alani, A ^a,b   Barton, I E ^b   Seymour, M J ^a   Wrobel, L C ^b  

^a MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isolation room; Lagrangian particle tracking; TB bacteria; UV dosing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WARD;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ENGINEERING; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT ISOLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VENTILATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0034902787     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120020047000     Document Type: Article

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