Elastomeric half-mask respirator disinfection practices among healthcare personnel.
Stella E HinesPaul ThurmanEileen ZhuangHegang ChenMelissa McDiarmidSricharan ChalikondaSara AngelilliHope WaltenbaughMeghan NapoliEmily J HaasCaitlin McClainMargaret SietsemaRohan FernandoPublished in: American journal of industrial medicine (2023)
Most EHMR users reported adherence with expected post-care individual-based disinfection of EHMRs but did not necessarily use standardized, centralized C&D. Future efforts to limit reliance on behavior related to respirator disinfection may improve EHMR implementation in healthcare to avert dependence on single-use, disposable N95 respirators.