Health Care Industries I: Bioaerosols, Negative Pressure Rooms, and Other Infection Control Topics
Session Id: IH09-PO107 Type: Downloadable
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C. difficile and MRSA: Environmental Impact and Proper Sampling Techniques. (40) J. Dell'Aringa, EMSL Analytical, St. Louis, MO.
Quarterly Monitoring of Airborne Aspergillus Fungi in a Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) using qPCR to Document Trends with Control Charting and Warning Limits. (41) P. Kaminski, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services, Inc., Hayward, CA.
Hospital Air Surveillance: Air Sampling and Rapid Testing by Real-Time PCR. (42) Q. Li, EMSL Analytical, Inc, Westmont, NJ.
The Concentration of a Negative Pressure Isolation Room. (43) W. Lin, C. Wen, J. Liu, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Acceptable Pressure Differentials for Isolation Rooms with Door Opening. (44) P. Raynor, R. Gonzalez, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Aerosol Transmissible Diseases- Potential Implications of California's Proposed Standard. (45) S. Derman, Medishare Environmental Health & Safety Services, Santa Clara, CA.
A National Surveillance System for Blood/Body Fluid Exposures and Influenza Immunization Among Healthcare Personnel. (46) C. Rao, T. MacCannell, J. Perz, T. Horan, CDC, Atlanta, GA.
Collaboration among the Industrial Hygienist, the Occupational Health Nurse, and the Infection Control Professional. (47) G. Byrns, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.