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Elastomeric Respirator Contamination of Sterile Fields Compared to Surgical Masks

2020-10-06

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Background: Elastomeric half mask respirators (EHMRs) are a reusable, reliable option for protection from infectious aerosol particles such as SARS-CoV2. There is a lack of safety data for their use in sterile fields. We hypothesized an equivalent reduction in aerosol/droplet contamination of the sterile field for an EHMR covered with a surgical mask (EHMRwM) as achieved by a standard surgical mask.<br><br>Methods...

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Literature Corpus work: e2f34df3-fb2a-5352-988b-78a21f40179a
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3673215

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