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Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation of influenza-contaminated N95 filtering facepiece respirators

BACKGROUND: Safe and effective decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) has the potential to significantly extend FFR holdings, mitigating a potential shortage due to an influenza pandemic or other pandemic events. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) has been sho...

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Autores principales: Mills, Devin, Harnish, Delbert A., Lawrence, Caryn, Sandoval-Powers, Megan, Heimbuch, Brian K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29678452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.02.018