Background Decontaminating and reusing filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for
healthcare workers is a potential solution to address inadequate FFR supply during a global …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to over 170? million cases …

Introduction As has happened in other emerging respiratory pandemics, demand for N95
filtering facemask respirators (FFRs) has far exceeded their manufacturing production and …

Introduction: During a pandemic, when the supply of N95 filtering facepiece respirators
(FFRs) is limited, FFRs may be decontaminated by methods that inactivate pathogens as …

Single-use filtering face respirators (FFRs) are critical pieces of personal protective
equipment for healthcare workers treating patients with suspected upper respiratory tract …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created an extraordinary
demand for N95 and similarly rated filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) that remains unmet …

Public health organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
are increasingly recommending the use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) in …

Concerns have been raised regarding the availability of National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)-certified N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) during an …

The N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) is commonly used to protect individuals from
infectious aerosols. Health care experts predict a shortage of N95 FFRs if a severe …

Disposable N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) certified by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are widely used by healthcare workers to reduce …