Influence of 5 Different Caging Types and the Use of Cage-Changing Stations on Mouse Allergen Exposure

Allergen concentrations were lowest in rooms with sealed IVC under positive or negative pressure, with unsealed IVC under negative pressure, and with static microisolation caging. 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, direct exhaust ventilation, EVC, Optimice

Feistenauer, Susan; Sander, Ingrid; Schmidt, Jörg; Zahradnik, Eva; Raulf, Monika; Brielmeier, Markus. Influence of 5 Different Caging Types and the Use of Cage-Changing Stations on Mouse Allergen Exposure. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 53, Number 4, July 2014, pp. 356-363(8). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/aalas/jaalas/2014/00000053/00000004/art00003