Moist heat as a promising method to decontaminate N95 masks: A large scale clinical study comparing four decontamination modalities—moist heat, steam, ultraviolet-C irradiation, and hydrogen peroxide plasma

Background: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a global shortage of masks. Although mask reprocessing was practiced, no clinical study has assessed systematically the impact of repeated cycles of wear and decontamination on the integrity of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). Methods:...

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Principais autores:	Hei Man Wong, Cheok Hong Mun, Weng Keong Loke, Wei Qi Lim, Geraldine Wei Yen Chee, Sook Lan Tan, Jye Yng Teo, Yi Yan Yang, Hendrix Tanoto, Xian Jun Loh, Chen Ee Lee, Chuanwen Tiang, Wei Yee Wan, Charlene Cheong, Kue Bien How, Moi Lin Ling, Ban Hock Tan
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Elsevier 2023-11-01
Colecção:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Mask decontamination Mask fit Mask integrity
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223007294
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