THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF EXPERIMENTAL ROOMS FOR THE STUDY OF AIR-BORNE INFECTION.
This communication describes the construction and operation of two identical experimental rooms in which it is possible to produce and maintain a wide range of temperature and humidity with or without exchange of the room air. The ability to maintain a large air mass under constant conditions makes it possible to study the effects of different atmospheric states on air-suspended bacteria and viruses in relation to their survival, particle size, humidification, killing by lethal vapors, and host susceptibility. A brief description of the functioning of the rooms under experimental conditions is given.
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Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago.
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D000391:Air Microbiology; D001419:Bacteria; D001432:Bacteriology; D001775:Blood Circulation; D019793:Fluorescein; D012769:Shock / Q000098:blood supply*
D019793:Fluorescein