Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatre ventilation: Healthcare Infection Society consensus guidance for infection prevention and control professionals, and members of ventilation safety groups

Hilary Humphreys, Andrew M. Thomas, Karren Staniforth, Craig A. Mackintosh, Graham P. Taylor, Robert Townsend, Aggie Bak, Joanna M. Walker, Kate Woodhead, Andrew Poplett, Christopher Lynch, Michael Soroka, Catherine Wagland, Giles Bond-Smith, Helgi Johannsson, Lisa Tierney, Peter Hoffman

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021
Published: 2026-09
Container: Journal of Hospital Infection
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021,
  title = {Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatre ventilation: Healthcare Infection Society consensus guidance for infection prevention and control professionals, and members of ventilation safety groups},
  author = {Hilary Humphreys and Andrew M. Thomas and Karren Staniforth and Craig A. Mackintosh and Graham P. Taylor and Robert Townsend and Aggie Bak and Joanna M. Walker and Kate Woodhead and Andrew Poplett and Christopher Lynch and Michael Soroka and Catherine Wagland and Giles Bond-Smith and Helgi Johannsson and Lisa Tierney and Peter Hoffman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Hospital Infection},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatre ventilation: Healthcare Infection Society consensus guidance for infection prevention and control professionals, and members of ventilation safety groups
AU  - Hilary Humphreys
AU  - Andrew M. Thomas
AU  - Karren Staniforth
AU  - Craig A. Mackintosh
AU  - Graham P. Taylor
AU  - Robert Townsend
AU  - Aggie Bak
AU  - Joanna M. Walker
AU  - Kate Woodhead
AU  - Andrew Poplett
AU  - Christopher Lynch
AU  - Michael Soroka
AU  - Catherine Wagland
AU  - Giles Bond-Smith
AU  - Helgi Johannsson
AU  - Lisa Tierney
AU  - Peter Hoffman
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Hospital Infection
DO  - 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021
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Humphreys, H., Thomas, A. M., Staniforth, K., Mackintosh, C. A., Taylor, G. P., Townsend, R., Bak, A., Walker, J. M., Woodhead, K., Poplett, A., Lynch, C., Soroka, M., Wagland, C., Bond-Smith, G., Johannsson, H., Tierney, L., & Hoffman, P. (2026). Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatre ventilation: Healthcare Infection Society consensus guidance for infection prevention and control professionals, and members of ventilation safety groups. Journal of Hospital Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.021

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