Evaluation of disinfection methods for personal protective equipment (PPE) items for reuse during a pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many supply chain issues, including crippling of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for high-risk occupations such as those in healthcare. As a result of these supply chain issues, unprecedented crisis capacity strategies were implemented to divert PPE items such as filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs, namely N95s) to those who needed them most for protection. Large-scale methods for decontamination were used throughout the world to preserve these items and provided for their extended use. The general public also adopted the use of non-specialized protective equipment such as face coverings. So, the need for cleaning, decontamination, or disinfection of these items in addition to normal clothing items became a necessary reality. Some it

SUBMITTER: Archer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10374148 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature