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Air change rate vs airflow pathway: bioaerosol containment and removal in patient rooms

Authors :
Kevin R. Grosskopf
Source :
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
BioMed Central, 2015.

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that higher air change rates may have the unintended consequence of creating turbulent airflows that entrain high concentrations of infectious particles within the breathing zone, and possibly, breakdown pressure relationships necessary to contain the spread of infectious particles to other clinical spaces.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20472994
Volume :
4
Issue :
Suppl 1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8ad27ac8238a2458a07e5204daf96ba1