THE UNITIZED PATIENT ISOLATOR: A MICROBIOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATION OF ITS RELIABILITY
Abstract
The microbial reliability of a unitized patient isolator has been examined in a series of preclinical evaluations and clinical studies. The results may be summarized as follows: The different subsystems and components upon which the isolator is dependent were demonstrated to be technically capable of providing and maintaining a microbiologically reliable isolation barrier. Evaluation of various germicides resulted in selection of several agents suitable for use within the occupied isolator and thus insured a means of sanitization of the unit over prolonged periods of occupancy. These studies demonstrated the potential value of the isolator in providing a means of sequestering or isolating the highly susceptible patient from contact with potentially pathogenic components of the hospital environment microflora. The reliability of the system in providing a means of complete reverse isolation has been proven in actual clinical situations in which patients have been maintained in the isolator for as long as 12 days without detectable microbial penetration of the isolation barrier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0638103
Entities
People
- Smith Shadomy
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research