Filtration evaluation and clinical use of expired elastomeric P-100 filter cartridges during the COVID-19 pandemic

To the Editor—The limited supply of more conventional disposable personal protective equipment (PPE), namely single-use N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), among hospital systems in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic has been alleviated with the adoption of extended use and reuse...

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Published in:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2021-03, Vol.42 (3), p.367-369
Main Authors: Patolia, Harsh H, Pan, Jin, Harb, Charbel, Marr, Linsey C, Baffoe-Bonnie, Anthony W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Decontamination
Disease control
Disease prevention
Efficiency
Equipment Safety
FDA approval
Filtration - instrumentation
Health care
Hospital systems
Hospitals
Humans
Hydrogen peroxide
Irradiation
Letter to the Editor
Masks
Medical supplies
N95 Respirators - standards
Nursing
Pandemics
Particle Size
Personal protective equipment
Prevention
Protective equipment
Respirators
Time Factors
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Summary:To the Editor—The limited supply of more conventional disposable personal protective equipment (PPE), namely single-use N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), among hospital systems in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic has been alleviated with the adoption of extended use and reuse policies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 These measures, along with a variety of implemented decontamination methodologies (eg, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, etc), have prolonged PPE supplies during pressing times. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.html. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/elastomeric-respirators-strategy/index.html.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.257