Follow-up evaluation of respiratory isolation rooms in 10 midwestern hospitals

Karen M. Dahl; Paul B. L'Ecuyer; Marilyn Jones; Victoria J. Fraser

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Follow-up evaluation of respiratory isolation rooms in 10 midwestern hospitals

Karen M. Dahl, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Marilyn Jones, Victoria J. Fraser

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As a follow-up to a 1992 study of respiratory isolation, we studied compliance with recommendations for respiratory isolation through smokestick testing (1993) and surveys (1994). Effective negative pressure was demonstrated in 80 of 156 rooms and was associated with the presence of anterooms (P<.001). The proportion of surveyed hospitals periodically testing isolation rooms increased from 0% (1992) to 30% (1993) to 100% (1994; P<.001).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	816-818
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	17
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/30141178
State	Published - Dec 1996

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