Factors influencing N95 respirator use among healthcare workers in a TB specialized hospital, Bangladesh. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) in public tertiary care hospitals, including chest diseases hospitals, experience a substantial tuberculosis (TB) burden, with 40-48% demonstrating baseline TB infection and incidence rates of 4.2-4.8 per 100 person ...
Sayeeda Tarannum +9 more
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Reprocessing of N95 masks: Experience from a resource-limited setting in India
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: Due to the surge in demand for N95 masks during the Covid-19 pandemic, and considering the situation in countries grappling with acute shortages of N95 masks, this study investigated the possibilities of decontamination and reuse of masks ...
Suchitra Shenoy, Anusha Rohit
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Minimising the duration of N95 respirator use during hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: A mixed-effects analysis of post-screening infection reduction [PDF]
Infection Prevention in PracticeSummary: Hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks require effective interventions. We evaluated targeted universal N95 respirator use among staff from outbreak identification until screening results.
Mari Yanaka +7 more
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Wearing N95 masks decreases the odor discrimination ability of healthcare workers: a self-controlled before-after study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Objective During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the N95 mask is an essential piece of protective equipment for healthcare workers. However, the N95 mask may inhibit air exchange and odor penetration.
Guanguan Luo +6 more
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Effect of FFP2/N95 facemask wear on retinal and choroidal thickness profile in healthy subjects [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 AIM: To investigate the influence of non-oil 95 (N95)/filtering facepiece 2 (FFP2) facemask wear on retinal thickness, choroidal thickness (CT), retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT), and ganglion cell layer thickness (GCLT) in healthy subjects ...
Betul Onal Gunay +4 more
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Consolidating facts and redesigning a novel pediatric dental practice in nCOVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Oral Research and Review, 2021 The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 has been the most unprecedented event of our lifetimes, touching, and probably forever changing all realms of our lives and livelihoods.
Khooshbu Gayen +4 more
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Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from N95 respirators with ozone: a pilot study
BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021 Introduction Personal protective equipment shortages require the reuse of N95 respirators. We sought the necessary conditions for ozone to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse and the effects of multiple cycles of exposure.Methods Portions of 3M 1870 N95 ...
Lokesh Sharma +7 more
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Evaluation of Bacterial Contaminants on N95 FFRS after Reuse in Hospital Personnels: A Prospective Study in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: N95 Filtering Face-piece Respirators (FFRs) prevent the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and protect medical personnel. It is considered as one of the essential protective equipment.
Rekha Singh +5 more
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Mapping of UV-C dose and SARS-CoV-2 viral inactivation across N95 respirators during decontamination
Scientific Reports, 2021 During public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, ultraviolet-C (UV-C) decontamination of N95 respirators for emergency reuse has been implemented to mitigate shortages.
Alisha Geldert +6 more
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Sterilization of N95 respirators: The time for action is upon us!
Lung India, 2020 Re-processing of primary protective equipment is the need of the hour with healthcare systems all over the world strained due to the shortage precipitated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Arjun Prakash +5 more
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