Can Mobile Hepa Filters be a source of infection when moved inside the hospital ?
Theory: Efficient Mobile Hepa Units can be shifted from one department to another without the need of maintenance or change of the filter cartridge. Advice from MedicCleanAir®: A Mobile Hepa Unit can perfectly be used in different locations against airborne contamination. However, one should not look for any difficulties or unnecessary risks in the hospital environment. When a Mobile Hepa Unit is used against tuberculosis, keep on using it against tuberculosis, UNLESS MedicCleanAir® (or the agent) has disinfected the Mobile Hepa Unit and has changed the filter cartridge. This is common sense. Anybody that predicts the contrary is not realistic and certainly not the person who’s job is “infection control”. Guidelines in relation to testing of MedicCleanAir® – Infection Control Units Although the MedicCleanAir® Mobile Hepa Units have been tested inside, outside, technically, medically and clinically under ‘regular’ as well as ‘severe’ (renovation) real hospital conditions, sometimes micr