Evaluation of N95 respirator ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse with quantitative fit te...
Evaluation of N95 respirator ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse with quantitative fit testing
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
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 thr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Evaluation of N95 respirator ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse with quantitative fit testing
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8220012
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8220012
Other Identifiers
ISSN
0899-823X
E-ISSN
1559-6834
DOI
10.1017/ice.2021.187
