Decreasing Airborne Contamination Levels in High-Risk Hospital Areas Using a Novel Mobile Air-Treatment Unit
2007
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Volume 28
Pages 1181-1186
Author(s): Bergeron, V., Reboux, G., Poirot, J.L., Laudinet, B.S.
To evaluate the performance of a new mobile air-treatment unit that uses nonthermal-plasma reactors for lowering the airborne bioburden in critical hospital environments and reducing the risk of nosocomial infection due to opportunistic airborne pathogens, such as Aspergillus fumigatus. Tests were conducted in 2 different high-risk hospital areas: an operating room under simulated conditions and...
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Is Natural Ventilation a Useful Tool to Prevent the Airborne Spread of TB?
2007
PloS Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 4
Pages e77-e77
Author(s): Wilson, P.
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Hospital and community acquired infection and the built environment - design and testing of infection control rooms
2007
Journal of Hospital Infection [J. Hosp. Infect.].
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 65
Pages 43-49
Author(s): Walker, J.T., Hoffman, P., Bennett, A.M., Vos, M.C., Thomas, M., Tomlinson, N.
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Reduced fungal contamination of the indoor environment with the Plasmair (TM) system (Airinspace)
2007
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 65
Pages 156-162
Author(s): Sixt, N., Dalle, F., Lafon, I., Aho, S., Couillault, G., Valot, S., Calinon, C., Danaire, V., Vagner, O., Cuisenier, B., Sautour, M., Besancenot, J.P., L'Ollivier, C., Caillot, D., Bonnin, A.
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Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment - a multidisciplinary systematic review
2007
Indoor Air
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 17
Pages 2-18
Author(s): Li, Y., Leung, G.M., Tang, J.W., Yang, X., Chao, C.Y., Lin, J.Z., Lu, J.W., Nielsen, P.V., Niu, J., Qian, H., Sleigh, A.C., Su, H.J., Sundell, J., Wong, T.W., Yuen, P.L.
The early 2000s saw the surfacing of severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, the large-scale return of tuberculosis or TB, an influenza pandemic, and the intentional dispersion of diseases like anthrax – all of which are highly infectious airborne diseases. Authors noted that densely populated urban areas and offices, schools, other buildings, aircraft, and other mass transport vehicles (where people spent most of their time) were ideal for the transmission of SARS.
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Development of an empirical model to aid in designing airborne infection isolation rooms
2007
Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Hygiene
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 4
Pages 198-207
Author(s): Hayden, C.S., 2nd, Earnest, G.S., Jensen, P.A.
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Much greater use of high-efficiency particulate air filters in hospitals needed
2007
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 35
Pages 138-138
Author(s): Curtis, L.
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Why Challenges of Indoor Air in Hospitals are Different
2007
Environmental Design and Construction
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 10
Pages IAQ4
Author(s): Smith, C.E.
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The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments
2007
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
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