Assessing the Risk of Transmission of Three Infectious Agents Among Mice Housed in a Negatively Pressurized Caging System
This paper concludes the caging systems run at negative pressure effectively reduce personnel exposure to allergens and may also inhibit the transmission of infectious diseases. Animal Care Systems is the original direct-exhaust negative pressure IVC System. Keywords: Room Ventilation, allergens, Laboratory Animal Allergy, ACH, air changes per hour; cfm, cubic feet per minute; air quality, negative exhaust, infectious agents, cross-contamination, direct exhaust ventilation, EVC, Optimice
Myers, David D.; Smith, Ellen; Schweitzer, Isabelle; Stockwell, Jason D.; Paigen, Beverly J.; Bates, Rachel; Palmer, Jay; Smith, Abigail L. Assessing the Risk of Transmission of Three Infectious Agents Among Mice Housed in a Negatively Pressurized Caging System. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 42, Number 6, November 2003, pp. 16-21(6). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aalas/jaalas/2003/00000042/00000006/art00003
