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Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2020) 41(8) 958
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.124
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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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Nogee, D., & Tomassoni, A. J. (2020). Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 41(8), 958. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.124

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