Virus diffusion in isolation rooms

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 338-345

  Kao, P H ^a   Yang, R J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Infection control and containment; Isolation rooms; Virus diffusion

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; GAS; HOSPITAL BED; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ROOM VENTILATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; COUGH; CROSS INFECTION; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT ISOLATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATION; VIRUSES;

EID: 32044443397     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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