Hospital and community acquired infection and the built environment - design and testing of infection control rooms

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Walker, J T ^a   Hoffman, P ^a   Bennett, A M ^a   Vos, M C ^b   Thomas, M ^c   Tomlinson, N ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Dept of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Consulting Engineer ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Built environment; HCAI; Infection control; Isolation rooms; Multi drug resistant tuberculosis; Potassium iodide; Tracer gas test

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM IODIDE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS;

AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT ISOLATORS;

EID: 34249305810     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60014-0     Document Type: Article

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