Decontamination and reuse of filtering facepiece respirators using contingency and crisis capacity strategies

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Decontamination and reuse of filtering facepiece respirators using contingency and crisis capacity strategies

March 31, 2020
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Series: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoVID-19)

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Description:

Disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are not approved for routine decontamination and reuse as standard of care. However, FFR decontamination and reuse may need to be considered as a crisis capacity strategy to ensure continued availability. Based on the limited research available, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, vaporous hydrogen peroxide, and moist heat showed the most promise as potential methods to decontaminate FFRs. This document summarizes research about decontamination of FFRs before reuse.
Content Notes:

Introduction -- Crisis Standards of Care Decontamination Recommendations -- Vaporous hydrogen peroxide, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, and moist heat are the most promising FFR decontamination methods
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Decontamination Equipment Contamination/prevention & Control Equipment Reuse Filtration Respiratory Protective Devices
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoVID-19)
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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