The ventilation of multiple-bed hospital wards: Review and analysis
2008
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 36
Pages 250-9
Author(s): Beggs, C.B., Kevin, G., Noakes, C.J., Hathway, A., Andrewsleigh, P.
Ventilation is a key concern in hospitals, however this has received less attention in the context of hospital wards, as compared to operating theaters or isolation rooms which have a high risk of infections. In many countries in the world where private rooms are not yet the norm, the issue of ventilation in multi-bed rooms is a critical concern. This paper undertakes a review of guidelines in the UK and the US around this issue.
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Control of an outbreak of nosocomial aspergillosis by laminar air-flow isolation.
1989
Journal of Hospital Infections
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 14
Pages 89094
Author(s): Barnes, RA, Rogers, TR
Laminar air flow is a system for circulating filtered air in healthcare facilities. It is very relevant to the issue of Indoor Air Quality and the impact on potential spread of infections. This paper focuses on understanding how using Laminar Air Flow (LAF) can reduce the spread of hospital acquired infections in the context of Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) patients.
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Healthcare Environmental Terms and Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Design Glossary
Author(s): Quan, X., Malone, E., Joseph, A., Pati, D.
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Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
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Critical Issues in Healthcare Environments
Author(s): Cohen, Uriel , Allison, David
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Indoor air quality and infection in hospitals
2006
Personal Communication
Pages Personal communication
Author(s): Petska, P., Yeong, K.
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Building the evidence base for evidence-based design: Editors' introduction
2008
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 40
Pages 147-150
Author(s): Zimring, C., Bosch, S.
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Nosocomial Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients: practical problems and rational solutions
2002
Pediatric Drugs
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 4
Pages 73-83
Author(s): Zar, H., Cotton, M.
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In California Hospitals, a design evolution for patients
2008
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue July 2008
Volume Los Angeles Times
Pages 1
Author(s): Zamosky, L.
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Analysis of risk factors for sternal surgical site infection: Emphasizing the appropriate ventilation of operating theaters.
2006
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 27
Pages 958-963
Author(s): Yavuz, S., Bicer, Y., Yapici, N., Kalaca, S., Aydin, O., Camur, G.
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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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Clinical implications of environmental sources for Aspergillus
2005
Medical Mycology
Journal Article
Author(s): Warris, A., Verweij, P.E.
Added October 2012
Polymerase chain reaction used for the detection of airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health care settings
2004
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 32
Pages 17-22
Author(s): Wan, G.H., Lu, S.C., Tsai, Y.H.
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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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An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infection in a special-care baby unit of a community hospital in United Arab Emirates: the importance of the air conditioner duct as a nosocomial reservoir
2002
Journal of hospital infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 52
Pages 175-80
Author(s): Uduman, S.A., Farrukh, A.S., Nath, K.N., Zuhair, M.Y., Ifrah, A., Khawla, A.D., Sunita, P.
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An audit demonstrating a reduction in MRSA infection in a specialised vascular unit resulting from a change in infection control protocol
2006
European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery: The Official Journal Of The European Society For Vascular Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 31
Pages 609-615
Author(s): Thompson, M.
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Factors involved in the aerosol transmission of infection and control of ventilation in healthcare premises
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 64
Pages 100-114
Author(s): Tang, J.W., Li, Y., Eames, I., Chan, P.K.S., Ridgway, G.L.
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A determination of healthcare worker exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in two Californian hospitals
2002
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 51
Pages 281-287
Author(s): Sutton, P.M., Mossman, M., Reinisch, F., Harrison, R.J.
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Control of airborne environmental spores in a university hospital
1989
Environment International
Journal Article
Author(s): Streifel, A.J., Vesley, D., Rhame, F.S., Murray, B.
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In with the good air
2002
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 23
Pages 488-90
Author(s): Streifel, A.J.
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