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CDC Guidelines for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Pneumonia. MMWR 2004
CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003 refer to section: "Recommendations - Air"
Non-CDC publications that contain recommendations for construction of hospitals
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AIA recommendations:
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2006*The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health and the Facility Guidelines Institute, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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APIC Recommendations:
APIC State-of-the-Art Report: The role of infection control during construction in health care facilities. AJIC 1999Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases