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Negative Pressure Isolation

Negative Pressure Isolation is a controlled environmental containment system designed for infectious disease management, characterized by maintaining lower air pressure within an isolation room relative to surrounding areas to ensure unidirectional airflow that prevents the escape of airborne pathogens.

82

Publications

3.9K

Citations

399

Authors

189

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

25

Variants

AiiAirborne Infection Isolation

Parents

Publications

82

Natural Ventilation for the Prevention of Airborne Contagion

A. Roderick Escombe, Clarissa Oeser, Robert H. Gilman et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2007 · 426 citations · Full text

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Efficacy of Control Measures in Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis to Patients and Health Care Workers

Susan A. Maloney · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1995 · 191 citations

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An Outbreak of Airborne Nosocomial Varicella

Tracy L. Gustafson, Gail B. Lavely, Earl R. Brawner et al. · PEDIATRICS · 1982 · 190 citations

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Control Measures for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

Shiing–Jer Twu, Tzay-Jinn Chen, Chien‐Jen Chen et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 2003 · 184 citations · Full text

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Exhaled Air Dispersion during Coughing with and without Wearing a Surgical or N95 Mask

David S.C. Hui, Benny Chow, Leo Chu et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 162 citations · Full text

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Authors

399

  1. PY
    P.L. Yuen

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 106 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. SK
    Scott K. Fridkin

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    3 publications · 108 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. RJ
    Robert J. Harrison

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. MN
    Mark Nicas

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SL
    Shelly L. Miller

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    3 publications · 133 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

189

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    329 citations

  3. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    622 citations

  4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Center for Environmental Health

    Oakland, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    126 citations

  6. National Taiwan University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    312 citations

  7. National Center for Infectious Diseases

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    482 citations

  8. National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    272 citations

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Venues

  1. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 15 publications · 415 citations

    13

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  2. Journal of Hospital Infection

    4 publications · 208 citations

    4

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  3. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 4 publications · 175 citations

    4

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 68 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Avian Diseases

    3 publications · 181 citations

    3

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