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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140813103321

Titolo

Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings / / edited by James Atkinson [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2009

ISBN

1-282-69717-X

9786612697173

92-4-068517-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxv, 106 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Altri autori (Persone)

AtkinsonJames

Disciplina

628.5/3

Soggetti

Ventilation

Infection - Prevention

Health facilities - Heating and ventilation

Air - Microbiology

Ventilation - methods

Health Facilities - standards

Air Microbiology

Infection Control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Infection control and ventilation -- 1. General principles of infection control -- 2. Concepts and types of ventilation -- 3. Infection and ventilation -- -- Part 2. Designing for natural ventilation -- 4. Understanding natural ventilation -- 5. Design and operation -- -- Annex A. Articles included in the systematic review on the association between ventilation and infection -- Annex B. Recommendation GRADE appraisal tables (GRADE system) -- Annex C. Respiratory droplets -- Annex D. Basic concept of ventilation flow rate -- Annex E. Rationale for determining the minimum ventilation rate requirements -- Annex F. Natural ventilation example I: Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru -- Annex G. Natural ventilation example II: Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China -- Annex H. Natural ventilation example III: Tuberculosis Control Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore -- Annex



I. Natural ventilation example IV: IOM Isolation Centre, Damak, Nepal.

Sommario/riassunto

Adequate ventilation can reduce the transmission of infection in health-care settings. Natural ventilation can be one of the effective environmental measures to reduce the risk of spread of infections in health care.    This guideline first defines ventilation and then natural ventilation. It explores the design requirements for natural ventilation in the context of infection control, describing the basic principles of design, construction, operation and maintenance for an effective natural ventilation system to control infection in health-care settings.