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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140813103321

Titolo

Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings / / edited by: James Atkinson ... [et al.]

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 (131 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AtkinsonJames

Disciplina

628.5/3

Soggetti

Ventilation

Infection - Prevention

Health facilities - Heating and ventilation

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

TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Annex

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.