Architectural interventions to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in emergency departments
2024
Journal of Hospital Infection
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Author(s): Hernandez-Mejia, G., Scheithauer, S., Blaschke, S., Kucheryava, N., Schwarz, D., Moellmann, J., Tomori, D. V., Bartz, A., Jaeger, V. K., Lange, B., Kuhlmann, A., Holzhausen, J., Karch, A.
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Infection prevention practice in home healthcare: A mixed-method study in two Swiss home healthcare organisations
2024
BMC Health Services Research
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Issue 1
Volume 24
Pages 657
Author(s): Brockhaus, L., Lötscher, C., Labhardt, N. D.
Added June 2024
Surgical site infections in open and laparoscopic operations in rooms with open-floor drainage systems
2023
Urology Practice
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Issue 6
Volume 10
Pages 622-629
Author(s): Durant, A. M., Whitney, M. A., Chang, Y. H., Larson, M. A., Shah, P. H., Lyon, T. D., Humphreys, M. R., Etzioni, D. A., Tyson, M. D.
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Operating room architecture is not a risk factor for surgical site infections
2021
Scientific Reports
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Issue 1
Volume 11
Pages 13391
Author(s): Jentzsch, T., Kutschke, L., Zingg, P. O., Farshad, M.
Added April 2024
Association between airborne infection isolation room utilization rates and healthcare worker severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in 2 academic hospitals
2022
Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Issue 12
Volume 74
Pages 2230-2233
Author(s): Klompas, M., Ye, S., Vaidya, V., Ochoa, A., Baker, M. A., Hopcia, K., Hashimoto, D., Wang, R., Rhee, C.
Added March 2024
The potential risks of Legionella arising from ligature-resistant fixtures
2023
American Journal of Infection Control
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Author(s): Tarabay, J., Varkey, J. B.
Added March 2024
Infection prevention and the protective effects of unidirectional displacement flow ventilation in the turbulent spaces of the operating room
2024
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
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Author(s): Ziegler, M., Seipp, H.-M., Steffens, T., Walter, D., Büttner-Janz, K., Rodger, D., Herzog-Niescery, J.
Added March 2024
Study on infection risk in a negative pressure ward under different fresh airflow patterns based on a radiation air conditioning system
2024
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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Issue 9
Volume 31
Pages 14135-14155
Author(s): Zhou, C., Ding, Y., Ye, L.
Added January 2024
Identification of carbapenem-resistant organism (CRO) contamination of in-room sinks in intensive care units in a new hospital bed tower
2024
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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Issue 3
Volume 45
Pages 302-309
Author(s): Warren, B. G., Smith, B. A., Barrett, A., Graves, A. M., Nelson, A., Gettler, E., Lewis, S. S., Anderson, D. J.
Added January 2024
A systematic review of ventilation solutions for hospital wards: Addressing cross-infection and patient safety
2024
Building and Environment
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Author(s): Nourozi, B., Wierzbicka, A., Yao, R., Sadrizadeh, S.
Added November 2023
Effects of operating room size on surgical site infection following lumbar fusion surgery
2019
International Journal of Spine Surgery
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Issue 5
Volume 13
Pages 423-428
Author(s): Salmons, H. I., Lendner, M., Divi, S. N., Dworkin, M., Mckenzie, J., Tarazona, D., Gala, Z., Lendner, Y., Woods, B., Kaye, D., Savage, J., Kepler, C., Kurd, M., Hsu, V., Radcliff, K., Rihn, J., Anderson, G., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G.
Added November 2023
The Effect of Operating Room Size on Orthopaedic Surgical Site Infection Rates
December 1, 2021
JAAOS - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Issue 23
Volume 29
Pages 1009
Author(s): Tantillo, Tyler, Petrone, Brandon, Stapleton, Erik, Frane, Nicholas, Matai, Prashant, Lutsky, Larry, Schilling, Mary, Armellino, Donna, Katsigiorgis, Gus, Bitterman, Adam
Added October 2023
The effect of operating room size on orthopaedic surgical site infection rates
2021
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Issue 23
Volume 29
Pages 1009-1016
Author(s): Tantillo, T., Petrone, B., Stapleton, E., Frane, N., Matai, P., Lutsky, L., Schilling, M., Armellino, D., Katsigiorgis, G., Bitterman, A.
Added October 2023
Customising hospitals for the future: A perspective focusing on infection prevention and control
2023
Discover Health Systems
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Issue 24
Volume 2
Pages 1-8
Author(s): Presterl, E., Diab-Elschahawi, M., Lohfert-Praetorius, C., Gierlinger, S., Wetzlinger, H., Zingg, W.
Added October 2023
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems in healthcare: a scoping review
2023
Journal of Hospital Infection
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Author(s): Chair, S. Y., Ng, S. T., Chao, C. Y. H., Xu, J. F.
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Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems in healthcare: A scoping review
2023
Journal of Hospital Infection
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Added September 2023
Efficacy of a far-ultraviolet-C light technology for continuous decontamination of air and surfaces
2024
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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Issue 1
Volume 45
Pages 132-134
Author(s): Memic, S., Osborne, A. O., Cadnum, J. L., Donskey, C. J.
Added August 2023
Experimental research on the cross-infection control performance of different ventilation strategies
2023-09-01
Building and Environment
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Author(s): Li, H., Lan, Y., Liu, M., Kong, X., Fan, M.
Added August 2023
A CFD Study on the Design Optimization of Airborne Infection Isolation Room
2022
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
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Volume 2022
Pages e5419671
Author(s): Le, T.-L., Nguyen, T. T., Kieu, T. T.
Added August 2023
Visualization of the infection risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 through aerosol and surface transmission in a negative-pressure ward
2022
Environment International
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Author(s): Guo, W., Fu, Y., Jia, R., Guo, Z., Su, C., Li, J., Zhao, X., Jin, Y., Li, P., Fan, J., Zhang, C., Qu, P., Cui, H., Gao, S., Cheng, H., Li, J., Li, X., Lu, B., Xu, X., Wang, Z.
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