Influence of wearing time on efficacy of disposable surgical masks as microbial barrier
The present study evaluated the efficacy of disposable surgical masks as a microbial barrier with 95% of Bacteria Filtration Efficacy (BFE) according to the wearing time (1, 2, 4 and 6 hours). The masks showed a decrease in efficacy after a 4-hour wearing time.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2006
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000300003 |
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Summary: | The present study evaluated the efficacy of disposable surgical masks as a microbial barrier with 95% of Bacteria Filtration Efficacy (BFE) according to the wearing time (1, 2, 4 and 6 hours). The masks showed a decrease in efficacy after a 4-hour wearing time. |
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