Medical masks and Respirators for the Protection of Healthcare Workers from SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.04.009
Abstract: Abstract The use of medical masks and respirators as personal protective equipment is pivotal to reducing the level of biological hazard to which healthcare workers are exposed during the outbreak of highly diffusible pathogens, such… read more here.
Keywords: medical masks; use; sars cov; healthcare workers ... See more keywords
Testing of Commercial Masks and Respirators and Cotton Mask Insert Materials using SARS-CoV-2 Virion-Sized Particulates: Comparison of Ideal Aerosol Filtration Efficiency versus Fitted Filtration Efficiency
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03182
Abstract: Shortages in the availability of personal protective face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic required many to fabricate masks and filter inserts from available materials. While the base filtration efficiency of a material is of primary… read more here.
Keywords: filtration; using sars; sars cov; filtration efficiency ... See more keywords
Contact dermatitis due to masks and respirators during COVID‐19 pandemic: What we should know and what we should do
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DOI: 10.1111/dth.14528
Abstract: Given the current lack of a therapeutic vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), preventive measures including mask wearing are crucial in slowing the transmission of cases. However, prolonged wearing of protective respirators, medical and fabric… read more here.
Keywords: contact dermatitis; dermatitis due; due masks; dermatitis ... See more keywords