Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: A feasibility study and development of standard operating procedures

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 629-634

  Bessesen, Mary T ^a,b   Adams, Jill C ^a   Radonovich, Lewis ^a   Anderson, Judith ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfectants; Disinfection; Influenza; Pandemics; Respiratory protective device; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE; ELASTOMERIC; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ELASTOMERIC RESPIRATOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSISTANT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REGISTERED NURSE; VENTILATOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; STANDARD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; POLYMERS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84931578318     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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