Browse Items (81 total)

• Decision model for optimizing respirator protection.

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Creator: Harber, Philip, Brenda Merz, and Karen Chi.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 1999-05
  Description: Respirators are widely used for protection against inhaled toxins. The emphasis of research and implementation effort has evolved through several stages: the respirator device itself, use situation, respirator program factors under employer control,…
• 

  Issues Affecting Respirator Selection for Workers Exposed to Infectious Aerosols: Emphasis on Healthcare Settings

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Creator: Lenhart, Steven W., Teresa Seitz, Douglas Trout, and Nancy Bollinger.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2004-03-01
  Description: The goal of occupational health practice is to protect the health of workers by preventing diseases and injuries from occurring.

• Face mask use and control of respiratory virus transmission in households

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Droplet Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control, Mask, Masks, N95, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: MacIntyre, C. Raina, Cauchemez Simon, E. Dwyer Dominic, Seale Holly, Cheung Pamela, Browne Gary, Fasher Michael, Wood James, Gao Zhanhai, Booy Robert, and Ferguson Neil.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2009-02
  Description: Many countries are stockpiling face masks for use as a nonpharmaceutical intervention to control virus transmission during an influenza pandemic.
• 

  Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review.

  Tags Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Creator: Cowling, B. J., Y. Zhou, D. K. M. Ip, G. M. Leung, and A. E. Aiello.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2010-04
  Description: Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics.

• Effect of exhaled moisture on breathing resistance of N95 filtering facepiece respirators.

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Creator: Roberge, Raymond J., Emily Bayer, Jeffrey B. Powell, Aitor Coca, Marc R. Roberge, and Stacey M. Benson.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2010-08
  Description: This study evaluated the effect of exhaled moisture on the breathing resistance of three classes of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) following 4 h of continuous wear at a breathing volume of 40 l min(-1), utilizing an automated breathing and…

• Effectiveness of three decontamination treatments against influenza virus applied to filtering facepiece respirators.

  Tags Decontamination, Flu, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Lore, Michael B., Brian K. Heimbuch, Teanne L. Brown, Joseph D. Wander, and Steven H. Hinrichs.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2011-08-22
  Description: Filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are recommended for use as precautions against airborne pathogenic microorganisms; however, during pandemics demand for FFRs may far exceed availability.
• 

  Detection of infectious influenza virus in cough aerosols generated in a simulated patient examination room

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Noti, John D., William G. Lindsley, Francoise M. Blachere, Gang Cao, Michael L. Kashon, Robert E. Thewlis, Cynthia M. McMillen, William P. King, Jonathan V. Szalajda, and Donald H. Beezhold.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2012-06
  Description: The potential for aerosol transmission of infectious influenza virus (ie, in healthcare facilities) is controversial. We constructed a simulated patient examination room that contained coughing and breathing manikins to determine whether coughed…

• Study: Full-time N95 use offers best respiratory protection

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Droplet Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control, Mask, Masks, N95, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: CIDRAP
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2013-02-20
  Description: In a new study, Chinese hospital staffers who wore N95 respirators all the time enjoyed significantly lower rates of clinical respiratory illnesses (CRIs) than workers who wore surgical masks or used N95s only for high-risk procedures.
• 

  Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Guidance Document, Mask, Masks, N95, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen, SARS
  Creator: Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad, Holly Seale, and Chandini Raina MacIntyre.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2013-05-31
  Description: Currently there is an ongoing debate and limited evidence on the use of masks and respirators for the prevention of respiratory infections in health care workers (HCWs).

• Guidance on the use of respiratory and facial protection equipment.

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Guidance Document, Mask, Masks, N95, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Creator: Coia, J. E., L. Ritchie, A. Adisesh, C. Makison Booth, C. Bradley, D. Bunyan, G. Carson, C. Fry, P. Hoffman, D. Jenkins, N. Phin, B. Taylor, J. S. Nguyen-Van-Tam, and M. Zuckerman.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2013-11
  Description: Infectious micro-organisms may be transmitted by a variety of routes, and some may be spread by more than one route.