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In a cross-sectional evaluation of healthcare worker reuse of their own 3M N95 respirators, 83% (76/92) passed the seal check and the fit-test after a median of 40 repeated donnings.… Click to show full abstract
In a cross-sectional evaluation of healthcare worker reuse of their own 3M N95 respirators, 83% (76/92) passed the seal check and the fit-test after a median of 40 repeated donnings. User seal-check failure correlated with fit-test failure, and it may help HCWs recognize when to appropriately discard a reused N95.
Keywords:
reuse;
respirators remain;
face piece;
filtering face;
piece respirators;
n95 filtering
Journal Title: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Year Published: 2021
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