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The control by ventilation of airborne bacterial transfer between hospital patients, and its assessment by means of a particle tracer: II. Ventilation in subdivided isolation units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

O. M. Lidwell
O. M. Lidwell
Affiliation:
Cross-Infection Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London, NW 9 5HT
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Values are deduced for the efficiency of isolation against airborne particulates, e.g. micro-organisms, of a variety of ventilation systems. The calculated values show reasonable correspondence with the limited experimental data available. Much better control and indication of the air flow is necessary if high degrees of isolation are required.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , June 1972 , pp. 287 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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