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cord-009114-mdlthnnp	Subhash, Shobha S.	Isolation anterooms: Important components of airborne infection control	2012-10-02		.txt	text/plain	2512	142	48	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends administrative measures, respiratory protection, and engineering (or environmental) controls for preventing the transmission of tuberculosis, the prototypical airborne infection, in health care settings. We propose that anterooms are key components of infection prevention and control and must always be considered in the design and operation of AIIRs in the setting of health care delivery. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers guidance states "[an] anteroom is not required [but] some isolation rooms may be provided with a separate anteroom," 16 whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines state "AII rooms can be constructed either with or without an anteroom." 17 One instance when anterooms are recognized as essential by most of these organizations is when combination airborne isolation and protective environment rooms are used to house infected patients with dysfunctional immune systems.	./cache/cord-009114-mdlthnnp.txt	./txt/cord-009114-mdlthnnp.txt