Evaluation of N95 respirators on fit rate, real-time leakage, and usability among Chinese healthcare workers: study protocol of a randomized crossover trial [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundN95 respirators are used to limit the transmission of respiratory viruses in clinical settings. There are two to three major types of N95 available for all healthcare workers in Hong Kong.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of N95 respirators and surgical masks for protection against COVID-19 [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023 Former meta-analyses concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to determine the effect of surgical masks and N95 respirators. We collected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the ...
Gaohong Wu, Qingyang Ji, Yuan Shi
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Physiological effects of N95 respirators on rescuers during cardiopulmonary resuscitation [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Objectives: There is a lack of evidence in the medical literature reporting the physiological stress imposed by the wearing of N95 respirators during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in healthcare providers.
Shih-Chia Yang, Chi-Wei Lee
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Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from N95 respirators with ozone: a pilot study [PDF]
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 ...
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Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination of N95 Respirators, with Fit-Testing and Viral Inactivation, Demonstrates Feasibility for Reuse during the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
mSphere, 2022 In response to the demand for N95 respirators by health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, we evaluated decontamination of N95 respirators using an aerosolized hydrogen peroxide (aHP) system.
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MBio, 2020 The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused a severe, international shortage of N95 respirators, which are essential to protect health care providers from infection.
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Plasma-generated reactive water mist for disinfection of N95 respirators laden with MS2 and T4 bacteriophage viruses [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Due to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the interest and demand for sterilization devices to reuse PPE has increased.
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A scalable method of applying heat and humidity for decontamination of N95 respirators during the COVID-19 crisis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 A lack of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) during the COVID-19 crisis has placed healthcare workers at risk. It is important for any N95 reuse strategy to determine the effects that proposed protocols would have on the physical functioning of ...
Loïc Anderegg +7 more
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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a user seal check for N95 respirators through quantitative fit testing in an ambulance crew [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo ensure health and wellbeing of healthcare workers, prevention of infection is essential. Although N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 respirators) are potentially effective respiratory protective devices, scientific evaluation for healthcare ...
Hitoshi Sawada +4 more
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Gamma radiation sterilization of N95 respirators leads to decreased respirator performance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 In response to personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages in the United States due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019, two models of N95 respirators were evaluated for reuse after gamma radiation sterilization.
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