Per CDC Guidelines and ASHRAE/FGI requirements adopted into NFPA 99, airborne infection isolation (AII) rooms must maintain negative pressure relative to adjacent areas and provide a visual pressure monitoring mechanism (e.g., manometer, electronic monitor).
A: HEPA/UV is supplemental, not a universal requirement.
B: Minimum is 12 air changes per hour, not 20.
C: Anterooms may be provided but are not universally required.
[References: CDC, Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities; FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals; NFPA 99., , ===========, ]
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