Evaluation of N95 respirator ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse with quantitative fit testing.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 43(9): 1272-1274, 2022 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33934738
ABSTRACT
The supply of N95 respirators has been severely strained by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used quantitative fit-testing to evaluate 16 participants and 45 respirators through up to 4 rounds of ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse. The mean fit-test failure rate was 29.7%, and the probability of failure increased through N95 reuse.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Respiradores N95
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article