Catherine J Noakes

Summary

Affiliation: University of Leeds

Country: UK

Effect of negative air ions on the potential for bacterial contamination of plastic medical equipment
Simon J Shepherd
Bradford Infection Group, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford BD71DP, UK
BMC Infect Dis 10:92. 2010
Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wards
Catherine J Noakes
Pathogen Control Engineering Institute, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
J R Soc Interface 6:S791-800. 2009
Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air
Louise A Fletcher
School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
BMC Microbiol 7:32. 2007

Effect of negative air ions on the potential for bacterial contamination of plastic medical equipment
Simon J Shepherd
Bradford Infection Group, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford BD71DP, UK
BMC Infect Dis 10:92. 2010
..In so doing they may help to interrupt the transmission of Acinetobacter infection in certain healthcare settings such as intensive care units...
Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wards
Catherine J Noakes
Pathogen Control Engineering Institute, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
J R Soc Interface 6:S791-800. 2009
..Results also indicate the potential danger of using fully mixed models for future risk assessments, with quanta values derived from such cases less than half the actual source value...
Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air
Louise A Fletcher
School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
BMC Microbiol 7:32. 2007
..A study was therefore undertaken to clarify this issue and to determine the physical mechanisms associated with microbial cell death...