Exploring inactivation of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, Ebola, Lassa, and Nipah viruses on N95 and KN95 respirator material using photoactivated methylene blue to enable reuse

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a worldwide shortage of N95 respirators, prompting the development of decontamination methods to enable limited reuse. Countries lacking reliable supply chains would also benefit from the ability to safely reuse PPE. Methylene blue (MB) is a light-activa...

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Autores principales: Scholte, Florine E.M., Kabra, Kareem B., Tritsch, Sarah R., Montgomery, Joel M., Spiropoulou, Christina F., Mores, Christopher N., Harcourt, Brian H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9329093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35908824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.016

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