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Trial reportWorkplace health & safety2024

Wipe Disinfection of Reusable Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators for Health Care Use.

Kimberly Erukunuakpor, Karen Emily Nielsen, Morgan A Lane, Adam Hornbeck, Caitlin McClain, Rohan Fernando, Margaret Sietsema, Colleen S Kraft, Lisa M Casanova

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Workplace health & safety, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kimberly ErukunuakporDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University.
Karen Emily NielsenDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University.
Morgan A LaneSchool of Medicine, Emory University.
Adam HornbeckNational Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Caitlin McClainNational Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rohan FernandoNational Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Margaret SietsemaNational Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Colleen S KraftSchool of Medicine, Emory University.
Lisa M CasanovaDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University.ORCID 0000-0001-8640-0782

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NIOSH CDC HHS 75D30118C02645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring shortages, elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs) are an alternative to reusing N95 filtering facepiece respirators but require between-use disinfection. The objectives of this study were to (a) measure microbial reductions on EHMR surfaces under laboratory conditions by a standardized procedure using wipes impregnated with health care disinfectants and to (b) measure microbial reductions on EHMRs disinfected by volunteer health care providers.

methodWe inoculated EHMR (Honeywell model RU8500) surfaces with

findingsThe laboratory study demonstrated that all organisms achieved at least 4 log IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Commercially available hospital disinfectant wipes reduce bacteria and viruses on EHMRs and can fill the need for between-use disinfection. HP and combination QAC/alcohol have the greatest efficacy under our test conditions.

Indexed as

DisinfectantsDisinfectionEquipment ReuseElastomersEquipment ContaminationHumansHydrogen PeroxideLevivirusMasksPseudomonas aeruginosaRespiratory Protective DevicesDisinfectantsElastomersHydrogen Peroxidedisinfectionelastomericrespiratorrespiratory protection

Identifiers

PMID39367826
PMCPMC11808738

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