Hospital Ventilation and Risk for Tuberculous Infection in Canadian Health Care Workers
2000
Annals of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 133
Pages 779-789
Author(s): Menzies, D., Fanning, A., Yuan, L., FitzGerald, J.M.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an occupational hazard for healthcare workers. It is a bacterial infection of lungs and other body parts caused by strains of mycobacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Typical symptoms include chronic cough with bold-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and so on. Tuberculosis can cause significant morbidity and death. It is usually spread by air when infected people transmit their saliva through air by coughing and sneezing.
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Aspergillus endocarditis after open heart surgery: an epidemiological investigation.
1990
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 15
Pages 245-253
Author(s): Mehta, G.
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The efficiency of an air filtration system in the hospital ward
2006
International Journal of Environmental Health Research
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 16
Pages 313-317
Author(s): McLarnon, N.A., Edwards, G., Burrow, J.G., MacLaren, W., Aidoo, K.E., Hepher, M.
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Outbreak of Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections in a nursery associated with contaminated aerosols and air conditioners
1998
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 17
Pages 716-22
Author(s): McDonald, L.C., Walker, M., Carson, L., Arduino, M., Aguero, S.M., Gomez, P., McNeil, P., Jarvis, W.R.
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Outbreaks of infectious diseases in stem cell transplant units: a silent cause of death for patients and transplant programmes
2004
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 33
Pages 519-529
Author(s): McCann, S., Byrne, J.L., Rovira, M., Shaw, P., Ribaud, P., Sica, S., Volin, L., Olavarria, E., Mackinnon, S., Trabasso, P., VanLint, M.T., Ljungman, P., Ward, K., Browne, P., Gratwohl, A., Widmer, A.F., Cordonnier, C.
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Novel preventative strategies against invasive aspergillosis
2006
Medical Mycology
Journal Article
Volume 44
Pages S327-S332
Author(s): Mantadakis, E., Samonis, G.
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A prospective study on factors influencing aspergillus spore load in the air during renovation works in a neonatal intensive care unit
2000
The Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 45
Pages 191-7
Author(s): Mahieu, L.M., De Dooy, J.J., Van Laer, F.A., Jansens, H., Ieven, M.M.
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Control of construction-associated nosocomial aspergillosis in an antiquated hematology unit
1996
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 17
Pages 360-4
Author(s): Loo, V.G., Bertrand, C., Dixon, C., Vitye, D., DeSalis, B., McLean, A.P., Brox, A., Robson, H.G.
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Infection and sepsis after operations for total hip or knee-joint replacement: influence of ultraclean air, prophylactic antibiotics and other factors
1984
Journal of Hygiene (Lond)
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 93
Pages 505-29
Author(s): Lidwell, O.M., Lowbury, E.J., Whyte, W., Blowers, R., Stanley, S.J., Lowe, D.
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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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Ventilation grilles as a potential source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing an outbreak in an orthopaedic ward at a district general hospital
1998
The Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 39
Pages 127-33
Author(s): Kumari, D.N., Haji, T.C., Keer, V., Hawkey, P.M., Duncanson, V., Flower, E.
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Effect of air humidification on the sick building syndrome and perceived indoor air quality in hospitals: A four month longitudinal study
1994
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 51
Pages 683
Author(s): Klas, N., Dan, N., Roland, A.
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Positive-pressure isolation and the prevention of invasive aspergillosis. What is the evidence?
2004
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 56
Pages 93-100
Author(s): Humphreys, H.
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Managing building-related Aspergillus exposure
2006
Medical Mycology
Journal Article
Author(s): Horner, W.E.
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Environmental investigations and molecular typing of Aspergillus flavus during an outbreak of postoperative infections
2004
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 57
Pages 149-155
Author(s): Heinemann, S., Symoens, F., Gordts, B., Jannes, H., Nolard, N.
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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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Environmental sampling for aspergilli during building construction on a hospital site
1994
Journal of hospital infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 26
Pages 27-35
Author(s): Goodley, J.M., Clayton, Y.M., Hay, R.J.
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Control of fungal environmental risk in French hospitals
2006
Journal De Mycologie Medicale
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 16
Pages 204-211
Author(s): Gangneux, J.P., Bousseau, A., Cornillet, A., Kauffmann-Lacroix, C.
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Aspergillus infection after cardiac surgery
1970
Archives of Surgery
Journal Article
Author(s): Gage, A.A., Dean, D.C., Schimert, G., Minsley, N.
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Acremonium kiliense endophthalmitis that occurred after cataract extraction in an ambulatory surgical center and was traced to an environmental reservoir
1996
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 22
Pages 222-7
Author(s): Fridkin, S.K., Kremer, F.B., Bland, L.A., Padhye, A., McNeil, M.M., Jarvis, W.R.
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