N95 filtering face piece respirators remain effective after extensive reuse during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
.
2021 Jul;42(7):896-899.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.76.
Epub 2021 Feb 19.
Authors
Valeria Fabre
1
2
,
Sara E Cosgrove
1
2
3
,
Yea-Jen Hsu
4
,
George F Jones
1
,
Taylor Helsel
3
,
James Bukowski
5
,
Mark Sobota
5
,
Anna C Sick-Samuels
2
6
,
Aaron M Milstone
2
3
6
,
Lisa L Maragakis
1
2
3
,
Clare Rock
1
2
3
;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program
Affiliations
1
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
2
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
3
Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.
4
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg of School of Public Health.
5
Department of Health, Safety & Environment, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
6
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
PMID:
33602376
PMCID:
PMC7971774
DOI:
10.1017/ice.2021.76
No abstract available
Publication types
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
COVID-19*
Humans
N95 Respirators
Pandemics* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2
Ventilators, Mechanical