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
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 70 (2), 287-297
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400022348
Abstract
SUMMARY 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.Keywords
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