Performance evaluation of filtering facepiece respirators using virus aerosols

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-82

  Zuo, Zhili ^a   Kuehn, Thomas H ^a   Pui, David Y H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Airborne virus; Filtration; Influenza virus; Penetration

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; VENTILATOR; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 84872040319     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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