Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for filtering facepiece respirators disinfection to facilitate reuse during COVID-19 pandemic: A review.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
; 31: 101943, 2020 Sep.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-693299
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To review the effect of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) as a disinfection method for filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) to facilitate reuse during COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Systematic review of the research concerning UVGI for FFRs disinfection to facilitate reuse (also termed limited reuse) during respiratory infectious diseases where aerosol transmission is considered possible.RESULTS:
UVGI is one possible method for respiratory disinfection to facilitate the reuse of dwindling supplies. Appropriate dose UVGI exposition could provide enough energy to effectively decontaminate respiratory viral agents and maintain respirator's integrity for reuse. There was not currently sufficient research evidence on the effect of UVGI to inactivate coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2, and the practical application of UVGI is still unclear. .CONCLUSION:
Appropriate dose UVGI exposition could provide enough energy to effectively decontaminate respiratory viral agents and maintain respirator's integrity for reuse. Further evidence concerning UVGI as a decontamination technique specifically for SARS-CoV-2 isneeded.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fotoquimioterapia
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Neumonía Viral
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Terapia Ultravioleta
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Ventiladores Mecánicos
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Descontaminación
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Contaminación de Equipos
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Revisiones
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Revisión sistemática/Meta análisis
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
Asunto de la revista:
Diagnóstico por Imagen
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Terapeutica
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.pdpdt.2020.101943
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