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Reusability of filtering facepiece respirators after decontamination through drying and germicidal UV irradiation
INTRODUCTION: During pandemics, such as the SARS-CoV-2, filtering facepiece respirators plays an essential role in protecting healthcare personnel. The recycling of respirators is possible in case of critical shortage, but it raises the question of the effectiveness of decontamination as well as the...
Autores principales: | Vernez, David, Save, Jonathan, Oppliger, Anne, Concha-Lozano, Nicolas, Hopf, Nancy B, Niculita-Hirzel, Hélène, Resch, Grégory, Michaud, Véronique, Dorange-Pattoret, Laurie, Charrière, Nicole, Batsungnoen, Kiattisak, Suarez, Guillaume |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7580049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003110 |
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