ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2020
Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Extended use or reuse of single-use surgical masks and filtering face-piece respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A rapid systematic review.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2021Pooled it
- Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for filtering facepiece respirators disinfection to facilitate reuse during COVID-19 pandemic: A review.Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of the demonstration-based progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress and anxiety in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Strengthening patient safety through biosafety and infection prevention measures during COVID-19: a policy and practice review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Nursing perception and practices in N95 mask reuse in intensive care: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- [Bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) of surgical masks used for eight hours and unused masks with Staphylococcus aureus].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2025Article
- Reusable Personal Protective Equipment Viewed Through the Lens of Sustainability.International dental journal · 2024Review
- Reuse of N95/PFF2 masks in clinical practice: morphological and structural analysis.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Through the eyes of nurses: a content analysis of nurses' experiences in caring for COVID-19 patients.BMC nursing · 2023Article
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- Nurse-to-nurse horizontal violence during the covid-19 pandemic and its impact on turnover intention: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Identifying Key Issues Using Social Media and Natural Language Processing.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2022Article
- Nurses' caring experiences in COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of qualitative research.Health sciences review (Oxford, England) · 2022Review
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- Ozone as an alternative decontamination process for N95 facemask and biosafety gowns.Materials letters · 2022Article
- Ultraviolet-C Irradiation, Heat, and Storage as Potential Methods of Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 and Bacterial Pathogens on Filtering Facepiece Respirators.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Rationale and process for N95 respirator sanitation and reuse in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2022Article
- Towards edge devices implementation: deep learning model with visualization for COVID-19 prediction from chest X-ray.Advances in computational intelligence · 2022Article
- Conceptualizing a novel Hybrid Decontamination System (HDS) based on UV/HEnvironmental challenges (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Review
- Effectiveness and Recommendations for the Use of Dental Masks in the Prevention of COVID-19: A Literature Review.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2021Review
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Abstract
Due to extreme shortages of personal protective equipment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers will be forced to recycle protective masks intended for disposal after a single use. We propose investigating the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to sterilize masks of SARS-CoV-2 for safer reuse.
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