Posts Tagged ‘AIRBORNE’
Let’s keep ventilation open: Why The White House is clearing the air on COVID
The topic of ventilation and air filtration is gathering momentum in the media, especially as there seems to be no end to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we learn to adapt and continue our lives whilst co-existing with an airborne disease, ventilation and air filtration has never been more important. The White House on indoor air…
Read MoreWhy taking care of the air makes our offices safer
In today’s article, we discuss Dr. Evonne Curran’s review of the change in understanding of transmission routes for SARS-CoV-2 and how a new focus on ventilation will help keep infectious diseases out of offices. A recent review article by Dr Evonne Curran explores how the change in understanding of transmission routes for SARS-CoV-2 from predominantly droplet to predominantly…
Read MoreImportance of air filtration in dental rooms
This week, our Clinical Specialist for Skin Care Category, Georgina Saviolaki, discusses the importance of air filtration in dental rooms and why you should consider using an air purifier during procedures. In our previous blog post, “Why ventilation is important & the role of air filtration units“, we talked about the role of ventilation in…
Read MoreDemystifying Portable Air Filtration Units in Healthcare
In this week’s article, we discuss the factors you should consider when choosing an air filter for a healthcare setting. From HEPA filters to built in particle sensors, we demystify the confusion surrounding air filtration units. Air filtration units have attracted significant attention with hospitals, offices, GPs and schools, all purchasing units to try and…
Read MoreWhy ventilation is important & the role of air filtration units
In this week’s article, our Clinical & Scientific Director, Dr. Phillip Norville, discusses the role of ventilation in mitigating the risk of SARS-CoV-2, alternative technologies to improve air hygiene and our latest innovation in air filtration, Rediair. What is ventilation? Put simply ventilation is a process which moves outdoor air into a room or building, diluting…
Read MoreCOVID-19 transmission: droplet, contact, or aerosol?
There has been lots of recent controversy about the transmission route(s) of COVID-19. Some argue that, like influenza, droplet transmission is the most important route. Others that contact transmission is most important. And others still that aerosol transmission is the key – and that this has been underplayed, so fuelling the pandemic. There is undoubtedly…
Read MoreReducing Aspergillosis in neutropaenic patients using a stand-alone air handler
Neutropaenic patients are susceptible to fungal infection, which are extremely difficult to treat and can often be fatal. The problem is that fungi are all around us – especially in the air. This isn’t a problem for healthy people, but can be a major problem for neutropaenic patients, who have a low white cell count…
Read MoreMERS in the air and everywhere!
There has been much discussion on the transmission routes of the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Initial studies suggested that contamination of air and surfaces could be important in the transmission of the MERS-CoV. A recent study in Clinical Infectious Diseases evaluated the extent of air and surface contamination surrounding patients during MERS-CoV outbreaks in 2015 in…
Read MoreHow much of a problem is Acinetobacter air contamination?
We have known for a while that Acinetobacter baumannii can cause widespread contamination of surfaces and air. But it’s difficult to know how much of a transmission risk this causes. Is contamination of surfaces a cause or effect of transmission? And is contamination of the air an intermediate step between the patient and the surface, or a problem…
Read MoreContamination of the air: cause or effect?
There’s an ever increasing wealth of data that contamination of hospital surfaces are important in the transmission of key hospital pathogens. However, the importance of contaminated air in the transmission of these pathogens is much less certain. There are some pathogens – like measles – for which airborne spread is by far the most important route. But…
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