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Comment
. 2007 Feb;4(2):e77.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040077.

Is natural ventilation a useful tool to prevent the airborne spread of TB?

Peter Wilson  1
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Is natural ventilation a useful tool to prevent the airborne spread of TB?

Peter Wilson. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Wilson discusses a new study inPLoS Medicine that examined the effect of natural ventilation in eight hospitals in Lima, Peru upon risks of TB transmission.

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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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  • Natural ventilation for the prevention of airborne contagion.
    Escombe AR, Oeser CC, Gilman RH, Navincopa M, Ticona E, Pan W, Martínez C, Chacaltana J, Rodríguez R, Moore DA, Friedland JS, Evans CA. Escombe AR, et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb;4(2):e68. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040068. PLoS Med. 2007. PMID: 17326709 Free PMC article.

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