Pathogen-free isolation unit--three years' experience.

British medical journal ·Vol. 1 ·No. 5647 ·1969-03-29 ·Pages 836-9

Schneider M, Schwarzenberg L, Amiel JL, Cattan A, Schlumberger JR, Hayat M, De Vassal F, Jasmin C, Rosenfeld C, Mathé G

Abstract

The results obtained during the first three years of a pathogen-free isolation unit containing five beds have shown that this type of unit can reduce the risk of infection in patients treated with intensive chemotherapy or in those who have granulocytopenia from various causes. It is suggested that treatment of cancer which involves these risks should be carried out routinely in sterile isolation units, and that it is urgent to build many more and much larger units.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Adult Aged Agranulocytosis/chemically induced,complications Bacteriological Techniques Child Child, Preschool Cross Infection/prevention & control Female Hospital Design and Construction Humans Infant Intensive Care Units Male Middle Aged Neoplasms/drug therapy Neutrophils Patient Isolators Personnel, Hospital

Authors & Affiliations

10 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Schneider M

Schwarzenberg L

Amiel J L

Cattan A

Schlumberger J R

Hayat M

De Vassal F

Jasmin C

Rosenfeld C

Mathé G

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Article Info

Journal

British medical journal

Abbr.

Br Med J

ISSN

0007-1447

DOI

10.1136/bmj.1.5647.836

Published

1969-03-29

Pages

836-9

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372673

PMCID

PMC1982443

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5647.836 PMC Full Text

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