Influence of wearing time on efficacy of disposable surgical masks as microbial barrier

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Maria Helena Barbosa²  Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano¹ 

[1] ,Centro Universitário São CamiloSão Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: surgical masks;    hospital infection;    microbial barrier;    máscara cirúrgica;    infecção hospitalar;    barreira microbiana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822006000300003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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