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Development of a Test System to Apply Virus-Containing Particles to Filtering Facepiece Respirators for the Evaluation of Decontamination Procedures

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    A chamber to apply aerosolized virus-containing particles to air-permeable substrates (coupons) was constructed and validated as part of a method to assess the virucidal efficacy of decontamination procedures for filtering facepiece respirators. Coliphage MS2 was used as a surrogate for pathogenic viruses for confirmation of the efficacy of the bioaerosol respirator test system. The distribution of virus applied onto and within the coupons was characterized, and the repeatability of applying a targeted virus load was examined. The average viable virus loaded onto 90 coupons over the course of 5 days was found to be 5.09 +/- 0.19 log10 PFU/coupon (relative standard deviation, 4%). To determine the ability to differentiate the effectiveness of disinfecting procedures with different levels of performance, sodium hypochlorite and steam treatments were tested in experiments by varying the dose and time, respectively. The role of protective factors was assessed by aerosolizing the virus with various concentrations of the aerosol-generating medium. A sodium hypochlorite (bleach) concentration of 0.6% and steam treatments of 45 s and longer resulted in log reductions (>4 logs) which reached the detection limits for both levels of protective factors. Organic matter (ATCC medium 271) as a protective factor afforded some protection to the virus in the sodium hypochlorite experiments but was not a factor in the steam experiments. The evaluation of the bioaerosol respirator test system demonstrated a repeatable method for applying a targeted viral load onto respirator coupons and provided insight into the properties of aerosols that are of importance to the development of disinfection assays for air-permeable materials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0099-2240
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    75
  • Issue:
    6
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20035064
  • Citation:
    Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 Mar; 75(6):1500-1507
  • Contact Point Address:
    Ronald Shaffer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd., P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
  • Email:
    RShaffer@cdc.gov
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2009
  • NORA Priority Area:
    Healthcare and Social Assistance
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Source Full Name:
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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    urn:sha-512:c5e97fabfbd8c9fe8e6b9a23644afb133d8115ec6fcb03d75fa30c6058c5847ee6d6e593a3d3046b90d4ed054dc7d95ec6e86b75390c8a8b9005fea3a08189a1
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