Penetration of airborne microorganisms through a surgical mask and a dust/mist respirator

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 348-355

  Willeke, Klaus ^a   Qian, Yinge ^a   Donnelly, Jean ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey ^a   Ulevicius, Vidmantas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

aerodynamic size spectrometer; bacterial penetration; efficiency; microorganism; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; respirator

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILTER; DUST; FACE MASK; MICROORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0029926154     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014882     Document Type: Article

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