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Evaluation of the user seal check on gross leakage detection of 3 different designs of N95 filtering facepiece respirators

BACKGROUND: The use of N95 respirators prevents spread of respiratory infectious agents, but leakage hampers its protection. Manufacturers recommend a user seal check to identify on-site gross leakage. However, no empirical evidence is provided. Therefore, this study aims to examine validity of a us...

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Autores principales: Lam, Simon C., Lui, Andrew K.F., Lee, Linda Y.K., Lee, Joseph K.L., Wong, K.F., Lee, Cathy N.Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26831273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.013