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Hospital Study Shows IQAir Room Air Purifiers Cut Spread of a Deadly Infection

The use of IQAir portable air purifiers can dramatically cut the spread of invasive aspergillosis (IA), an often-fatal infection threatening those with severely compromised immune systems, according to a study published recently in a leading medical journal.

The study measured the ability of the IQAir devices to stop the spread of a fungal infection that is increasing among organ-transplant patients as well as those with various blood diseases and other patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

Major outbreaks of the disease at hospitals have been associated with construction, renovation and maintenance activities that cause the fungus spores to become airborne. The rapidly progressing infection has a mortality rate of up to 95 percent.

The study at Singapore General Hospital measured the effectiveness of IQAir HyperHEPA air purifiers in selected wards. The research team was led by Dr. Zakir-Hussain Abdul Salam.

The study, titled “The impact of portable high-efficiency particulate air filters on the incidence of invasive aspergillosis in a large acute tertiary-care hospital,” concluded that the IQAir portable air purifiers reduced IA infections by more than 50 percent.

The study was published in the February 2010 issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.

For more information and all media inquiries, contact Joe Rookard in Public Relations at IQAir North America, 562-903-7600 x1115 or via email at jrookard@iqair.com.