N95 filtering face piece respirators remain effective after extensive reuse during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Valeria Fabre, Sara E. Cosgrove, Yea Jen Hsu, George F. Jones, Taylor Helsel, James Bukowski, Mark Sobota, Anna C. Sick-Samuels, Aaron M. Milstone, Lisa L. Maragakis, Clare Rock

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Abstract

In a cross-sectional evaluation of healthcare worker reuse of their own 3M N95 respirators, 83% (76/92) passed the seal check and the fit-test after a median of 40 repeated donnings. User seal-check failure correlated with fit-test failure, and it may help HCWs recognize when to appropriately discard a reused N95.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)896-899
Number of pages4
JournalInfection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume42
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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