1.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 42(1): 103-105, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1003200
Subject(s)
COVID-19/diagnosis , Mass Screening , Telemetry , Thermography , Body Temperature , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Dimensional Measurement Accuracy , Humans , Mass Screening/instrumentation , Mass Screening/methods , Remote Sensing Technology , Reproducibility of Results , SARS-CoV-2 , Telemetry/instrumentation , Telemetry/methods , Tertiary Care Centers , Texas , Thermography/instrumentation , Thermography/methods
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Am J Infect Control
; 49(4): 508-511, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-880384
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has created extreme shortages of N95 mask necessitating the need for rapid development of reuse and reprocessing plans. Our aim was to create a process to recapture, reprocess, and redistribute N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor as a real time disinfection method within a large hospital system. We were able to recapture and reprocess 29, 706 N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor with approximately 25% loss due to damage.