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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been reported from Chulalongkorn University, Medical Department
May 5th, 2009
"Forty-two community and general hospitals in central Thailand. To examine the adequacy of indoor ventilation for nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) prevention in public hospitals in central Thailand," investigators in Bangkok, Thailand report. "A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 323 patient care and ancillary areas in the target hospitals. Data on indoor ventilation rate were collected by the tracer gas method and reported as air changes per hour (ACH). The adequacy of the measured ventilation rates were then determined by comparison with the international recommended standard values. Indoor ventilation rates were inadequate in almost half of the studied areas...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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