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Title Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings / edited by James Atkinson [and others]
Published Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 106 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents 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
Summary This guideline 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Ventilation.
Infection -- Prevention
Health facilities -- Heating and ventilation
Air -- Microbiology.
Ventilation -- methods
Health Facilities -- standards
Air Microbiology
Infection Control
Ventilation
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
Air -- Microbiology.
Health facilities -- Heating and ventilation.
Infection -- Prevention.
Ventilation.
Form Electronic book
Author Atkinson, James
World Health Organization
LC no. 2010411056
ISBN 9241547855
9789241547857
9789240685178
9240685170