The effect of pressure differential and care provider movement on airborne infectious isolation room containment effectiveness

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-97

  Adams, Noah J ^a   Johnson, David L ^a   Lynch, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIIR; air volume migration; anteroom; droplet nuclei

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS ISOLATION ROOM; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; RECOVERY ROOM; TRAFFIC;

AIR PRESSURE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MOVEMENT; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT ISOLATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 79952312405     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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