Draft Guidelines for Ventilation to Control Aerosol Infection Based on COVID-19 Outbreaks in Hospitals in Japan

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 184 - 190
• Main Author: HAYASHI, Motoya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control 25.09.2024
• Subjects: aerosol infection; existing hospital; general patient ward; outbreak

Outbreaks of COVID-19 infections occurred in some hospitals. Investigations into air conditioning and ventilation were conducted in several hospitals where outbreaks had occurred. It was noted that ventilation performance was insufficient to prevent aerosol infections due to poor air conditioning an...