AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-17 , February 2010

Evaluation of the survivability of MS2 viral aerosols deposited on filtering face piece respirator samples incorporating antimicrobial technologies

  • Samy Rengasamy

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Edward Fisher, MS

      Affiliations

    • EG&G Technical Services, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Ronald E. Shaffer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ronald E. Shaffer, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, PO Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.

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 Supported by NIOSH funding CAN No. 921 Z6PT.

 Mention of commercial product or trade name does not constitute endorsement by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00827-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.006

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-17 , February 2010

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