Annual N95 respirator fit-testing: an unnecessary burden on healthcare.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 45(2): 250-252, 2024 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37646178
ABSTRACT
US regulations mandate annual N95 mask fit testing for healthcare workers, but the optimal testing interval is unknown. In our study using data from 12,565 healthcare workers, the probability of survival free from fit-test failure after 3 years was 99.4%, suggesting that less frequent fit testing every 3 years would be safe.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dispositivos de Proteção Respiratória
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Exposição Ocupacional
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article