Sanitasi Masker N95 untuk Penggunaan Berulang pada Darurat COVID-19

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Audric Albertus

Sanitasi masker N95 untuk penggunaan berulang pada darurat COVID-19 saat ini dilakukan karena penurunan persediaan masker N95 di fasilitas kesehatan. Pandemik coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) telah menyebabkan terbatasnya beberapa alat pelindung diri, termasuk salah satunya masker respirator N95. Pemakaian N95 sudah direkomendasikan untuk tenaga medis yang melakukan tindakan-tindakan yang berisiko menimbulkan aerosol pada pasien COVID-19.

Berdasarkan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) oleh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), penggunaan N95 memiliki efikasi filtrasi minimal 95% untuk aerosol sodium klorida berukuran 0,3 mikrometer. Untuk mengatasi kurangnya persediaan masker N95, maka peneliti dari China dan Amerika Serikat mencari prosedur baru sehingga memungkinkan penggunaan ulang dari masker N95.[1,2]

Dekontaminasi Virus pada Masker N95

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