Addressing decontaminated respirators: Some methods appear to damage mask integrity and protective function. (16th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peltier, Richard E.; Wang, Jiayuan; Hollenbeck, Brian L.; Lanza, Jennifer; Furtado, Ryan M.; Cyr, Jay; Ellison, Richard T.; Kobayashi, Kimiyoshi J.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 41:Number 12(2020)
• Page Start: 1446
• Page End: 1448
• Publication Date: 2020-12-16
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.332
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: Decontamination of N95 respirators is being used by clinicians in the face of a global shortage of these devices. Some treatments for decontamination, such as some vaporized hydrogen peroxide methods or ultraviolet methods, had no impact on respiratory performance, while other treatments resulted in substantial damage to masks.