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ArticleCureus2021

Efficacy and Safety of Weekly Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for the Reuse of N95 Filtering Respirators.

Keitaro Nakamoto, Takeshi Saraya, Narishige Ishikawa, Sunao Mikura, Yuki Yoshida, Naokatsu Fukukawa, Takako Taneoka, Teppei Shimasaki, Daisuke Kurai, Haruyuki Ishii

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Keitaro NakamotoRespiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Takeshi SarayaRespiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Narishige IshikawaRespiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Sunao MikuraRespiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Yuki YoshidaRespiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Naokatsu FukukawaDepartment of Infection Control, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Takako TaneokaDepartment of Infection Control, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Teppei ShimasakiInfectious Disease, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Daisuke KuraiInfectious Disease, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Haruyuki IshiiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, JPN.
Kyorin University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background During the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 respirators) are in short supply in many countries. Considering this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested reusing N95 respirators and recommended the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) for sterilizing the respirators. However, only a few reports have described UVGI protocols for sterilizing the N95 respirators for reuse. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to develop and evaluate a novel method for the reuse of N95 respirators after sterilization by UVGI. Methods Before conducting the study, the function of N95 respirators after multiple UVGI with a total dose of up to 10 J (1 J/cm

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covid-19fit testn95 filtering facepiece respiratorsreuseultraviolet germicidal irradiation

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