Isolation for high-risk patients
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Isolation for high-risk patients.
Standard isolation accommodation provides adequate protection against the infectious diseases prevalent in the U.K. but higher standards are necessary for more dangerous infections imported from overseas. These may be provided reasonably cheaply by modifying existing wards but staff are still exposed to risk. By physically separating the patient from the attendants, the Trexler plastic isolator...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.52.611.563