NYMC Faculty Publications
Disinfection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa from N95 Respirators with Ozone: a Pilot Study
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000781
Journal Title
BMJ Open Respiratory Research
First Page
e000781
Last Page
e000781
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2021
Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Personal protective equipment shortages require the reuse of N95 respirators. We sought the necessary conditions for ozone to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse and the effects of multiple cycles of exposure.
METHODS: Portions of 3M 1870 N95 respirators were exposed to ozone at 400 ppm with 80% humidity for 2 hours to determine effectiveness of ozone on killing
RESULTS: Ozone exposure disinfected 3M 1870 N95 respirators heavily inoculated with
DISCUSSION: These results suggest that ozone is a feasible strategy to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse during this and future pandemics.
Recommended Citation
Manning, E. P., Stephens, M. D., Dufresne, S., Silver, B., Gerbarg, P. L., Gerbarg, Z., Dela Cruz, C. S., & Sharma, L. (2021). Disinfection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa from N95 Respirators with Ozone: a Pilot Study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8 (1), e000781-e000781. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000781
