Influenza aerosols in UK hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) pandemic--the risk of aerosol generation during medical procedures.

Influenza aerosols in UK hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) pandemic--the risk of aerosol generation during medical procedures.

Nosocomial infection of health-care workers (HCWs) during outbreaks of respiratory infections (e.g. Influenza A H1N1 (2009)) is a significant concern for public health policy makers. World Health Organization (WHO)-defined 'aerosol generating procedures' (AGPs) are thought to increase the...

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Main Authors: Katy-Anne Thompson, John V Pappachan, Allan M Bennett, Himanshu Mittal, Susan Macken, Brian K Dove, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Vicky R Copley, Sarah O'Brien, Peter Hoffman, Simon Parks, Andrew Bentley, Barbara Isalska, Gail Thomson, EASE Study Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3571988?pdf=render

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