Transfer of bacteriophage MS2 and fluorescein from N95 filtering facepiece respirators to hands: Measuring fomite potential

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 898-906

  Brady, Tyler M ^a   Strauch, Amanda L ^a   Almaguer, Claudia M ^a   Niezgoda, George ^a   Shaffer, Ronald E ^a   Yorio, Patrick L ^a   Fisher, Edward M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Contact; contamination; doffing; FFR; fomite; reuse

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVICES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILTRATION; FOMITE; GAS MASK; HAND; HUMAN; LEVIVIRUS; MANIKIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FILTRATION; FLUORESCEIN; FOMITES; HAND; HUMANS; LEVIVIRUS; MANIKINS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 85031783738     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1346799     Document Type: Article

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