Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from N95 respirators with ozone: a pilot study

Introduction Personal protective equipment shortages require the reuse of N95 respirators. We sought the necessary conditions for ozone to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse and the effects of multiple cycles of exposure.Methods Portions of 3M 1870 N95 respirators were exposed to ozone at 400 ppm w...

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Main Authors: Edward P Manning, Matthew D Stephens, Sylvie Dufresne, Bruce Silver, Patricia Gerbarg, Zach Gerbarg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000781.full