Immediate-use steam sterilization sterilizes N95 masks without mask damage

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.145

. 2020 Sep;41(9):1104-1105.

doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.145. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Immediate-use steam sterilization sterilizes N95 masks without mask damage

Irene O Carrillo^{1

2}, Anna C E Floyd^{1

2}, Christian M Valverde^{1

2}, Travis N Tingle^{1

2}, Firas R Zabaneh^{1

2}

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PMID: 32299520
PMCID: PMC7203170
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.145

Immediate-use steam sterilization sterilizes N95 masks without mask damage

Irene O Carrillo et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;41(9):1104-1105.

doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.145. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Irene O Carrillo^{1

2}, Anna C E Floyd^{1

2}, Christian M Valverde^{1

2}, Travis N Tingle^{1

2}, Firas R Zabaneh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas.
² Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 32299520
PMCID: PMC7203170
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.145

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N95 masks retained structural integrity after 3 immediate-use steam sterilization (IUSS) cycles.

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[1] US Congress. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Budget hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services, February 25, 2020. FDCH Political Transcripts.

[2] US Congress. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Budget hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services, February 25, 2020. FDCH Political Transcripts.

[3] Strategies for optimizing the supply of N95 respirators: COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/conti.... Published 2020. Accessed March 24, 2020.

[4] Strategies for optimizing the supply of N95 respirators: COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/conti.... Published 2020. Accessed March 24, 2020.

[5] Viscusi DJ, King WP, Shaffer RE. Effect of decontamination on the filtration efficiency of two filtering facepiece respirator models. J Int Soc Respir Prot 2007;24:93–107.

[6] Viscusi DJ, King WP, Shaffer RE. Effect of decontamination on the filtration efficiency of two filtering facepiece respirator models. J Int Soc Respir Prot 2007;24:93–107.

[7] Martin SB, Mayor ES. 33. Electrostatic respirator filter media: filter efficiency and most penetrating particle size effects. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2000;15:609–617. - PubMed

[8] Martin SB, Mayor ES. 33. Electrostatic respirator filter media: filter efficiency and most penetrating particle size effects. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2000;15:609–617. - PubMed

[9] Lindsley WG, Martin SB, Thewlis RE, et al. Effects of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) on N95 respirator filtration performance and structural integrity. J Occup Environ Hyg 2015;12:509–517. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Lindsley WG, Martin SB, Thewlis RE, et al. Effects of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) on N95 respirator filtration performance and structural integrity. J Occup Environ Hyg 2015;12:509–517. - PMC - PubMed

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