04026nam 2200781Ia 450 991014081310332120251017110102.01-282-69717-X978661269717392-4-068517-0(CKB)2670000000040557(EBL)557619(OCoLC)568015552(SSID)ssj0000423827(PQKBManifestationID)11281878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423827(PQKBWorkID)10468386(PQKB)11177201(MiAaPQ)EBC557619(Au-PeEL)EBL557619(CaPaEBR)ebr10404015(CaONFJC)MIL269717(DNLM)1534196(EXLCZ)99267000000004055720100226d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNatural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings /edited by James Atkinson [and others]1st ed.Geneva World Health Organization20091 online resource (xxv, 106 pages) illustrations (some color)Description based upon print version of record.92-4-154785-5 Print version: Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings. Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009 9789241547857 (OCoLC)531098294 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.VentilationInfectionPreventionHealth facilitiesHeating and ventilationAirMicrobiologyVentilationmethodsHealth FacilitiesstandardsAir MicrobiologyInfection ControlVentilationVentilation.InfectionPrevention.Health facilitiesHeating and ventilation.AirMicrobiology.Ventilationmethods.Health Facilitiesstandards.Air Microbiology.Infection Control.Ventilation.628.5/3Atkinson James144842World Health Organization.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140813103321Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings2279559UNINA