Quantitative fit testing of filtering face-piece respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals anthropometric deficits in most respirators available in Iran

PURPOSE: Frontline health care workers (HCWs) must wear a standard N95 or FFP2 respirator during worldwide pandemics of respiratory diseases including COVID-19 to protect against airborne infectious pathogens when performing care activities. This study aimed to quantitatively investigate the fit of...

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Autores principales: Fakherpour, Anahita, Jahangiri, Mehdi, Seif, Mozhgan, Charkhand, Hossein, Abbaspour, Siamak, Floyd, Evan L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8047558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33875931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00648-3