Can sterilization of disposable face masks be an alternative for imported face masks? A nationwide field study including 19 sterilization departments and 471 imported brand types during COVID-19 shortages

Dhaka, Mahendra Singh and van Straten, B. and Robertson, P. D. and Oussoren, H. and Pereira Espindola, S. and Ghanbari, E. and Dankelman, J. and Picken, S. and Horeman, T. (2021) Can sterilization of disposable face masks be an alternative for imported face masks? A nationwide field study including 19 sterilization departments and 471 imported brand types during COVID-19 shortages. PLOS ONE, 16 (9). e0257468. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Background
Face masks, also referred to as half masks, are essential to protect healthcare professionals working in close contact with patients with COVID-19-related symptoms. Because of the Corona material shortages, healthcare institutions sought an approach to reuse face masks or to purchase new, imported masks. The filter quality of these masks remained unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the quality of sterilized and imported FFP2/KN95 face masks.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scholar Eprints > Computer Science
Depositing User:	Managing Editor
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2022 04:08
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2024 09:25
URI:	http://repository.stmscientificarchives.com/id/eprint/225

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