In many hospitals immunocompromised patients such as those u

In many hospitals, immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, are placed in positive pressure rooms where the air pressure is higher than that found in the adjoining corridor. The same hospitals may keep patients suffering from tuberculosis in negative pressure rooms, where the air pressure is lower than in the corridor. Explain the apparent disagreement between these two strategies.

Solution

Negative pressure rooms for tuberculosis

Bone marrow transplant patient in positive pressure rooms