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The need for providing ultraclean environments for hospital patients with reduced immune defense mechanisms is rapidly increasing. Cancer chemotherapy and organ transplantation are two medical procedures which require extreme measures to protect recipients from infection.
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Vesley, D., Michaelsen, G.S., Levitan, A.A. (1969). The Application of Laminar Flow Rooms to Patient Isolation. In: Mirand, E.A., Back, N. (eds) Germ-Free Biology Experimental and Clinical Aspects. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6495-3_1
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