ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2008
Transmission of communicable respiratory infections and facemasks.
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- The filtration performance of fabrics against particles of viral size: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Face Mask Use in the Community for Reducing the Spread of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of the penetration capacity of bacteria through layers of different face mask types and wearing conditions.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The effect of N95 respirators on vital parameters, PETCOIrish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the antibacterial activities of face masks coated with titanium dioxide nanoparticles.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Materials analysis and image-based modelling of transmissibility and strain behaviour in approved face mask microstructures.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Recent advances in facemask devices forTrends in analytical chemistry : TRAC · 2022Review
- The Control of Metabolic COInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Face Mask Practice and Technique During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nonrepresentative Cross-Sectional Study in Sudan.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Infection prevention and control in cystic fibrosis: One size fits all?Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2020Review
- Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis.European journal of medical research · 2020Review
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- Reaerosolization of MS2 bacteriophage from an N95 filtering facepiece respirator by simulated coughing.The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2012Article
- Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distances.American journal of infection control · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundRespiratory protection efficiency of facemasks is critically important in the battle against communicable respiratory infections such as influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We studied the spatial distributions of simulated virus-laden respiratory droplets when human subjects wore facemasks and were exposed to regulatory viral droplets by conducting in vivo experiments in facemask use.
methodsTransmission pathway of aerosols of Fluorescein-KCl solution through facemasks and protective efficiency of facemasks were examined by using normal surgical facemasks and two facemasks with exhaust valves (Facemask A) and exhaust holes (Facemask B) covered with the same surgical filters situated at the back of the facemasks. Fluorescein-KCl solution was sprayed onto the faces of participants wearing the facemasks and performing intermittent exercises on a treadmill in a climatic chamber.
resultsExperimental results showed that when droplets spread onto a person face-to-face over short distances, 92.3% to 99.5% of droplets were blocked by the front surface of the facemask, whereas only 0.5% to 7.7% of droplets reached the back of the facemask. Both facemasks A and B had near or over 99% protection efficiency, compared with that of 95.5% to 97% of surgical facemasks. Using the same filters as normal surgical masks, facemasks A and B provided more effective respiratory protection against communicable respiratory infections such as influenza and SARS by the location of the breathing pathway to the back of the facemasks.
conclusionsSeparating the breathing pathway from the virus-contaminated area in facemasks can provide more effective protection against communicable respiratory infections such as influenza and SARS.
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