Reaerosolization of MS2 bacteriophage from an N95 filtering facepiece respirator by simulated coughing

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-325

  Fisher, Edward M ^a   Richardson, Aaron W ^b   Harpest, Shannon D ^b   Hofacre, Kent C ^b   Shaffer, Ronald E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

infection control; influenza transmission; respiratory protection

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; BACTERIOPHAGE MS2; CASCADE IMPACTORS; FILTERING FACEPIECE; GELATIN FILTERS; INFECTION CONTROL; NUMBER AND SIZE; PATHOGENIC VIRUS; PEAK FLOWS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; RISKS OF EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE EXPOSURE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DROPS; HEALTH CARE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROORGANISMS;

RESPIRATORS;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLIPHAGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIROLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DECONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LEVIVIRUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84858664532     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer101     Document Type: Article

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