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Decontaminating N95 and SN95 masks with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation does not impair mask efficacy and safety

Inadequate supply of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for healthcare workers during a pandemic such as the novel coronavirus outbreak (SARS-CoV-2) is a serious public health issue. The aim of this study was to synthesize existing data on the effectiveness of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation...

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Autores principales: O'Hearn, K., Gertsman, S., Sampson, M., Webster, R., Tsampalieros, A., Ng, R., Gibson, J., Lobos, A.T., Acharya, N., Agarwal, A., Boggs, S., Chamberlain, G., Staykov, E., Sikora, L., McNally, J.D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32687870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.014