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The safety of the Trexler isolator as judged by some physical and biological criteria: a report of experimental work at two centres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. G. P. Hutchinson ,
J. Gray ,
T. H. Flewett ,
R. T. D. Emond ,
Brandon Evans  and
P. C. Trexler
J. G. P. Hutchinson
Affiliation:
Regional Public Health and Virus Laboratory, East Birmingham Hospital
J. Gray
Affiliation:
Regional Public Health and Virus Laboratory, East Birmingham Hospital
T. H. Flewett
Affiliation:
Regional Public Health and Virus Laboratory, East Birmingham Hospital
R. T. D. Emond
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Coppetts Wood Hospital, London
Brandon Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Coppetts Wood Hospital, London
P. C. Trexler
Affiliation:
Royal Veterinary College, London
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We have assessed the effectiveness of flexible-film negative-pressure isolators by physical and biological means. We have found that they afford a high degree of containment and therefore also of safety to hospital staff. We offer some recommendations on the operation of these isolators to ensure the optimum degree of protection.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , October 1978 , pp. 311 - 319
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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