The impact of portable high-efficiency particulate air filters on the incidence of invasive aspergillosis in a large acute tertiary-care hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Abdul Salam, Zakir Hussain ^a   Karlin, Rubiyah Binte ^a   Ling, Moi Lin ^a   Yang, Kok Soong ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

high efficiency particulate air filter; Invasive aspergillosis; invasive fungal infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; HIGH EFFICIENT PARTICULATE AIR FILTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951977918     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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