TY - JOUR
T1 - Atmospheric CO2 monitoring to identify zones of increased airborne pathogen transmission risk in hospital settings
AU - Shoubridge, Andrew P.
AU - Brass, Amanda
AU - Elms, Levi
AU - Sims, Sarah K.
AU - Anderson, Angela
AU - Mordaunt, Dylan
AU - Crotty, Maria
AU - Papanicolas, Lito E.
AU - Taylor, Steven L.
AU - Rogers, Geraint B.
PY - 2025/2
Y1 - 2025/2
N2 - Measures to reduce airborne pathogen transmission in health care settings, such as increased air exchange, air decontamination, and reductions in peak occupancy, can be expensive and disruptive, particularly when employed in an untargeted manner. We report the empirical identification of high transmission risk zones in a tertiary hospital, using carbon dioxide-based assessments of air exchange. This rapid, cost-effective, and unobtrusive approach led to the targeted remediation of a high transmission risk zone.
AB - Measures to reduce airborne pathogen transmission in health care settings, such as increased air exchange, air decontamination, and reductions in peak occupancy, can be expensive and disruptive, particularly when employed in an untargeted manner. We report the empirical identification of high transmission risk zones in a tertiary hospital, using carbon dioxide-based assessments of air exchange. This rapid, cost-effective, and unobtrusive approach led to the targeted remediation of a high transmission risk zone.
KW - Airborne transmission
KW - Outpatient care
KW - Respiratory pathogens
KW - Ventilation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207728435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/2005904
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/2008625
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1155179
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 39369823
AN - SCOPUS:85207728435
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 53
SP - 266
EP - 268
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 2
ER -