N95 <sup>®</sup> filtering facepiece respirator contamination with SARS-CoV-2 following reuse and extended use
Exposure to patients with known COVID-19 was independently associated with N95 FFR contamination. Face shields and overlying surgical masks were not associated with N95 FFR contamination. N95 FFR reuse and extended use should be avoided due to the increased risk of contact exposure from contaminated FFRs.
Authors
- Anna Q. Yaffee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4495-6587)
- Nami Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-6139)
- Manish N. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-1074)
- James S. Ford
- B.W. Stephenson
- Maria C. Raven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6767-8404)
- Efrat Rosenthal
- Vaishal M. Tolia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-8472)
- Courtney M.C. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-7614)
- Ralph C. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-9486)
- Delbert A. Harnish
- Susan Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-5064)
- Nida Degesys
- Richard E. Rothmann
- Edward M. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-5061)
- Jahan Fahimi
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Environmental Protection Engineering (Greece) (GR)
- Applied Research Associates (United States) (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.92
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00