Addressing decontaminated respirators: Some methods appear to damage mask integrity and protective function

Autor:	Kimiyoshi Kobayashi, Jennifer Lanza, Jiayuan Wang, Richard E. Peltier, Ryan M. Furtado, Brian L. Hollenbeck, Jay Cyr, Richard T. Ellison
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Microbiology (medical) 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak business.product_category Epidemiology Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Economic shortage 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Equipment Reuse Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Respirator Respiratory Protective Devices Decontamination Ventilators Mechanical Waste management business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Concise Communication Masks COVID-19 Human decontamination 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Face masks Infectious Diseases Vaporized hydrogen peroxide 0210 nano-technology business Personal protection equipment
Zdroj:	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
ISSN:	1559-6834
Popis:	Decontamination of N95 respirators is being used by clinicians in the face of a global shortage of these devices. Some treatments for decontamination, such as some vaporized hydrogen peroxide methods or ultraviolet methods, had no impact on respiratory performance, while other treatments resulted in substantial damage to masks.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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