Daily checks on Airborne Infectious Isolation (AII) rooms

CDC is often listed as the source of guidelines for daily checks on Airborne Infectious Isolation (AII) rooms.

The document with the CDC guidelines is "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-17)" and is at the following link: 

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5417.pdf

If you go to the CDC website and download the linked document, you will see the following wording in the right column on page 19 (PDF) or 17 (DOCUMENT PAGE #):

"Settings with AII Rooms

Health-care personnel settings with AII rooms should

• keep doors to AII rooms closed except when patients,

HCWs, or others must enter or exit the room (118);

• maintain enough AII rooms to provide airborne precautions

of all patients who have suspected or confirmed TB

disease. Estimate the number of AII rooms needed based

on the results of the risk assessment for the setting;

• monitor and record direction of airflow (i.e., negative pressure)

in the room on a daily basis, while the room is being

used for TB airborne precautions. Record results in an

electronic or readily retrievable document;"

Continuation not inserted here.  Refer to the referenced document for all guidelines.