Effectiveness of N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse against SARS-CoV-2 Virus

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fischer, Robert J. ; Morris, Dylan H. ; van Doremalen, Neeltje ; Sarchette, Shanda ; Matson, M. Jeremiah ; Bushmaker, Trenton ; Yinda, Claude Kwe ; Seifert, Stephanie N. ; Gamble, Amandine ; Williamson, Brandi N. ; Judson, Seth D. ; de Wit, Emmie ; Lloyd-Smith, James O. ; Munster, Vincent J.
• Description:
  The coronavirus pandemic has created worldwide shortages of N95 respirators. We analyzed 4 decontamination methods for effectiveness in deactivating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus and effect on respirator function. Our results indicate that N95 respirators can be decontaminated and reused, but the integrity of respirator fit and seal must be maintained.
• Subjects:
  Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Decontamination Equipment Reuse Humans N95 Respirators Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Ventilators, Mechanical
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2253-2255
• Pubmed ID:
  32491983
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7454118
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4fd86f43c7aca640589f6cdfbc2531c81d0f4ba8d7f08d38754503d511c0106a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/93012/cdc_93012_DS1.pdf
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