Sensitivity and specificity of the user-seal-check in determining the fit of N95 respirators

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-256

  Lam, S C ^a   Lee, J K L ^a   Yau, S Y ^a   Charm, C Y C ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Infection control; Occupational; Respiratory protective devices

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERPNEA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STUDENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE FIT TESTING; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; USER SEAL CHECK; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951850034     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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