COVID, Co-Ventilation, and Cross-contamination

Contamination and Cross Contamination on Hospital Surfaces and Medical Equipment

T he role of medical devices, such as bronchoscopes, in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has long been recognized, however, the evidence that environmental and medical equipment surfaces play a role in the transmission of HAIs has been weak. Studies have demonstrated that pathogens can be transmitted from surfaces to personnel and patients, and that these pathogens ar...

Cross-Platform Malware Contamination

Decay of airborne contamination and ventilation effectiveness of cleanrooms

This article reports an investigation into the ability of the air supply in non-unidirectional cleanrooms to aid recovery from episodes of airborne contamination, and minimise airborne contamination at important locations. The ISO 14644-3 (2005) recovery test, which measures the rate of decay of test particles, was assessed and a reinterpretation of the test results suggested. This allowed air ...

Model for Buildings Cross Ventilation

Unlike many other engineering products, where a prototype model is built, tested and modified, buildings can only be examined after they are built. It is then too late to correct any design mistake. Therefore, architects depend on scaled models to simulate as close as possible the final product and test the design. The currently available approach for students as well as professionals to simula...

Technetium-99m DTPA aerosol contamination in lung ventilation studies.

UNLABELLED Contamination of working areas by 99mTc DTPA aerosol is of concern to nuclear medicine technologists. This study sought to determine the extent of 99mTc DTPA contamination to technologists, and to localize sources of aerosol leakage so that methods could be identified that would minimize contamination. METHODS Fifty to eighty millicuries 99mTc DTPA, diluted to a volume of 4-5 ml wi...