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dc.contributor.authorDerraik, José G. B.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, William A.
dc.contributor.authorConnelly, Elizabeth Alvarez
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Yvonne
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09 19:56:01 (GMT)
dc.date.available2022-06-09 19:56:01 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2022-08-22
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176117
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/18365
dc.description.abstractIn the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, hospitals are often stretched beyond capacity. There are widespread reports of dwindling supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly N95-type filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), which are paramount to protect frontline medical/nursing staff, and to minimize further spread of the virus. We carried out a rapid review to summarize the existing literature on the viability of SARS-CoV-2, the efficacy of key potential disinfection procedures against the virus (specifically ultraviolet light and heat), and the impact of these procedures on FFR performance, material integrity, and/or fit. In light of the recent discovery of SARS-CoV-2 and limited associated research, our review also focused on the closely related SARS-CoV-1. We propose a possible whole-of-PPE disinfection solution for potential reuse that could be rapidly instituted in many health care settings, without significant investments in equipment.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUS CDC||Starship Children’s Health||University of Aucklanden
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteen
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcoronavirusen
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectdecontaminationen
dc.subjectdisinfectionen
dc.subjectfiltering facepiece respiratorsen
dc.subjectheaten
dc.subjectN95en
dc.subjectpersonal protective equipmenten
dc.subjectreuseen
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-1en
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2en
dc.subjectviabilityen
dc.subjecttemperatureen
dc.subjectultraviolet lighten
dc.subjectUVCen
dc.titleRapid Review of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Viability, Susceptibility to Treatment, and the Disinfection and Reuse of PPE, Particularly Filtering Facepiece Respiratorsen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDerraik, J. G. B., Anderson, W. A., Connelly, E. A., & Anderson, Y. C. (2020). Rapid Review of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Viability, Susceptibility to Treatment, and the Disinfection and Reuse of PPE, Particularly Filtering Facepiece Respirators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176117en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Chemical Engineeringen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


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