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Study on the Testing Method to Determine the Performance of Personal Respiratory Protection Equipment Against a Viral Aerosol

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Abstract:
Respiratory illnesses are increasingly recognized as a growing concern for healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients. The 2003 hospital-based outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has once again highlighted the vulnerability of HCWs to aerosol-transmitted viral infections. Personal respiratory protective equipment was one of the key means for the HCWs to avoid nosocomial transmission of the virus. This article studied a testing method for determining the performance of personal respiratory protection equipment against a viral aerosol. Full-mask respirators with HEPA filters were selected for this study. Phage f2 was used as a surrogate for a viral pathogen. A viral aerosol was generated and then sampled in front of and behind the test respirators, allowing a percentage efficiency value to be calculated against viral aerosols. HEPA-filtered respirators demonstrated a high filtration efficiency of >99.99% and can protect the wearers against the viral aerosol transmission. This test methodology can be used to assess the filtration efficacy of personal respiratory protection equipment against a viral aerosol

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Judul Seri

Applied Biosafety

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

: Applied Biosafety., 2012

Deskripsi Fisik

Applied Biosafety Vol. 17, No. 1, 2012, 26-30

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English

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Edisi

Vol. 17, No. 1, 2012

Subjek

Biosafety Terapan

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