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Household humidifier, device (physical object)

Known as: Humidifier, Humidifiers 
A machine that puts moisture in the air.
National Institutes of Health

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CONDENSER, HEAT AND MOISTURE (ARTIFICIAL NOSE)room humidifiers
Humidifier Device ComponentNebulizersNebulizers and VaporizersRespiration, Artificial

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2006
2006
Heat and moisture exchangers and heated humidifiers in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome patients. Effects on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange
ObjectiveTo compare, in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) patients, the short-term effects of heat… 
2001
2001
Performance of heated humidifiers with a heated wire according to ventilatory settings.
Delivering warm, humidified gas to patients is important during mechanical ventilation. Heated humidifiers are effective and… 
1994
1994
Quality of `Fantasia' Nectarines following Forced-air Heat Treatments for Insect Disinfestation
Additional index words. Prunus persica var. nectarina, postharvest disinfestation, quaran- tine, heat treatment Abstract… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Symptoms of respiratory illness in young children and the use of wood-burning stoves for indoor heating.
1985
1985
An outbreak of nosocomial Acinetobacter infections from humidifiers.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Legionella pneumophila contamination of a hospital humidifier. Demonstration of aerosol transmission and subsequent subclinical infection in exposed guinea pigs.
Water from a humidifier located in the hospital was found to be contaminated with Legionella pneumophila, serogroup 1. The source… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A report of a further hospital outbreak caused by a multi-resistant Acinetobacter anitratus.
1976
1976
Maintenance of Body Temperature by Heated Humidification
Though difficult to prove conclusively, humidification of anesthetic gases during prolonged surgery appears beneficial. Even… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
Bacterial contamination of aerosols.
Inhalation therapy equipment may potentially act as a vector of hospital-acquired pneumonia due to gram-negative bacilli. The… 
1969
1969
Enhanced Recovery of Airborne T3 Coliphage and Pasteurella pestis Bacteriophage by Means of a Presampling Humidification Technique
This paper reports a series of experiments in which two methods of collecting airborne bacteriophage particles were compared. A… 
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