Reprocessing N95s with hydrogen peroxide vaporization: A robust system from collection to dispensing

The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has created extreme shortages of N95 mask necessitating the need for rapid development of reuse and reprocessing plans. Our aim was to create a process to recapture, reprocess, and redistribute N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor as a real time disinfection method within a...

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Autores principales: Weinheimer, Caitlin McVey, Ellsworth, Misti, Ferguson, Lance, Boston, Kelley, Haltiwanger, Brett, Pavlovitch, Scott, Warren, Mindy, Patel, Bela, Katz, Jeffrey, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2021
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7572504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33091511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.011
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Sumario:The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has created extreme shortages of N95 mask necessitating the need for rapid development of reuse and reprocessing plans. Our aim was to create a process to recapture, reprocess, and redistribute N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor as a real time disinfection method within a large hospital system. We were able to recapture and reprocess 29, 706 N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor with approximately 25% loss due to damage.

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