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Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19 Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that was identified in late 2019 as the causative agent of COVID-19 (aka coronavirus disease 2019). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the world-wide outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.
Carlos, Graham   +5 more
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Evaluation of design valve for inhalation differential pressure respirator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Визначена доцільність використання клапану вдихання, який розташований після фільтра та його раціональний розмір, який забезпечить мінімальний перепад тиску.
Фрундін, Володимир Юхимович   +2 more
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Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse

open access: yesInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2021
Abstract Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to global shortages of N95 respirators. Reprocessing of used N95 respirators may provide a higher filtration crisis alternative, but whether effective sterilization can be achieved for a virus without impairing ...
Kenney, Patrick A.   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics. Many national and international health agencies recommended the use of face masks during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
Aiello, AE   +4 more
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Development, manufacturing, and preliminary validation of a reusable half-face respirator during the COVID-19 pandemic.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread shortages of N95 respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE). An effective, reusable, locally-manufactured respirator can mitigate this problem.
Vahid Anwari   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Response of an Academic Surgical Department to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients, Surgeons, and the Community. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BackgroundAs the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread, swift actions and preparation are critical for ensuring the best outcomes for patients and providers.
Conte, Michael C   +6 more
core  

Preventing respiratory viral transmission in long-term care: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare personnel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVETo examine knowledge and attitudes about influenza vaccination and infection prevention practices among healthcare personnel (HCP) in a long-term-care (LTC) setting.DESIGNKnowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey.SETTINGAn LTC facility in
Babcock, Hilary M   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Performance of N95 elastomeric respirators in high humidity and high coal dust concentration environment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2022
High humidity and high dust concentration in deep coal mines may severely challenge the performance of respirators worn by coal miners. This paper aims at quantitatively evaluating the respirators used in deep coal mines and providing scientific guidance
Jintuo Zhu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection Control Preparedness for Human Infection With Influenza A H7N9 in Hong Kong [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective. To assess the effectiveness of infection control preparedness for human infection with influenza A H7N9 in Hong Kong Design. A descriptive study of responses to the emergence of influenza A H7N9 Setting.
Chan, JFW   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of a New Workplace Protection Factor–Measuring Method for Filtering Facepiece Respirator

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2020
Background: This study aims to assess whether the TSI PortaCount (Model 8020) is a measuring instrument comparable with the flame photometer. This would provide an indication for the suitability of the PortaCount for determining the workplace protection ...
Chenchen Sun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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