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Decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators using a low-temperature-steam–2%-formaldehyde sterilization process during a pandemic: a safe alternative for re-use
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has caused problems with respirator supplies. Re-use may minimize the impact of the shortage, but requires the availability of an efficient and safe decontamination method. AIM: To determine whether low-temperature-steam–2%-formaldehyde (LTSF) steril...
Autores principales: | Garcia-Haro, M., Bischofberger Valdés, C., Vicente-Guijarro, J., Díaz-Agero Pérez, C., Fabregate-Fuente, M., Moreno-Nunez, P., Aranaz-Andrés, J.M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33157170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.10.024 |
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