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Autoclave sterilization and ethanol treatment of re-used surgical masks and N95 respirators during COVID-19: impact on their performance and integrity
BACKGROUND: An exceptionally high demand for surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has considerably exceeded their supply. These disposable devices are generally not approved for routine decontamination and re-use as a standard of care, while this...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320268/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.06.030 |