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Decontamination and re-use of surgical masks and respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic increased global demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and resulted in shortages. The study evaluated the re-use of surgical masks and respirators by analysing their performance and safety before and after reprocessing using the following me...

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Autores principales: Côrtes, Marina Farrel, Espinoza, Evelyn Patricia Sanchez, Noguera, Saidy Liceth Vásconez, Silva, Aline Alves, de Medeiros, Marion Elke Sielfeld Araya, Villas Boas, Lucy Santos, Ferreira, Noely Evangelista, Tozetto-Mendoza, Tania Regina, Morais, Fernando Gonçalves, de Queiroz, Rayana Santiago, de Proenca, Adriana Coracini Tonacio, Guimaraes, Thais, Guedes, Ana Rubia, Letaif, Leila Suemi Harima, Montal, Amanda Cardoso, Mendes-Correa, Maria Cassia, John, Vanderley M., Levin, Anna S., Costa, Silvia Figueiredo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7832149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33359951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.056