Fit testing of masks worn by frontline healthcare workers

Louisa M. Sasko; Brian Oliver; Sheree M. Smith

doi:10.1017/ice.2022.268

Fit testing of masks worn by frontline healthcare workers

Louisa M. Sasko, Brian Oliver, Sheree M. Smith

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, healthcare organizations have faced increasing pressure to establish and maintain a reliable supply of respirators for frontline clinical staff. Due to supply disruption, additional types of respirators have been sought, which have caused concern from frontline healthcare workers regarding their effectiveness to protect from viral aerosol exposure. Do additional masks brought in to address the shortfall of supply meet the expected standards for a mask seal? Healthcare workers have increasingly requested mask fit testing of regular and additional N95 and P2 masks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	682-684
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.268
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2023

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