Background Influenza is a persistent public health problem with a significant burden on
patients, employers, and society. A systematic review by Keech and Beardsworth (2008) …

Introduction The scoping review examined the evidence related to infection control and
transmission measures of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a dental setting during this pandemic …

Background Safe and effective decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facepiece
respirators (FFRs) has the potential to significantly extend FFR holdings, mitigating a …

Methods| We used the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online
Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database from 1999 to 2017. 3 Based on …

ABSTRACT NIOSH published a Federal Register Notice to explore the possibility of
incorporating FDA required filtration tests for surgical masks (SMs) in the 42 CFR Part 84 …

The nature of discomfort and level of exertion associated with wearing respiratory protection
in the health care workplace are not well understood. Although a few studies have assessed …

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 …

Ebola virus (EV) is a filovirus which causes viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans
(World Health Organization (WHO), 2014a). Fruit bats of the family Pteropodidae are thought …

Discussion| Among 6 mothers with confirmed COVID-19, SARS-CoV-19 was not detected in
the serum or throat swab by RT-PCR in any of their newborns. However, virus-specific …

The protection efficacy of facemasks and respirators has been well documented. The N95
respirator is essential amongst health care workers (HCW) treating COVID-19 patients …