Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wards

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2009, Pages

  Noakes, Catherine J ^a   Andrew Sleigh, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Hospital; Stochastic; Ventilation; Wells riley

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VENTILATION; WELLS;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CONTROL MEASURES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; EPIDEMIC MODELS; HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS; HOSPITAL WARDS; IMPERFECT MIXING; MITIGATING RISK; MIXED MODELS; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; REAL SITUATION; SIMPLE MODEL; SMALL POPULATION; STOCHASTIC; STOCHASTIC EFFECTS; VENTILATION MODEL;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; WARD;

EID: 73449139746     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0305.focus     Document Type: Article

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