The safety of the Trexler isolator as judged by some physical and biological criteria: a report of experimental work at two centres.
We have assessed the effectiveness of flexible-film negative-pressure isolators by physical and biological means. We 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.
D000391:Air Microbiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003090:Coliphages / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D010357:Patient Isolators / Q000592:standards*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011312:Pressure; D012209:Rhabdoviridae
D000914:Antibodies, Viral