Evaluation of a Novel Powered Air-purifying respirator (PAPR) vs. a N95 Respirator Mask for the Protection Against Influenza in a Human Exposure Model

Abstract Background Little is known about the effectiveness of PAPRs against airborne viral pathogens. We compared a novel PAPR (Celios Respirator) to a commercially available N95 respirator (Kimberly Clark, N95 duckbill respirator) using a human exposure model. Methods Healthy participants were ran...

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Published inOpen forum infectious diseases Vol. 4; no. suppl_1; p. S168
Main Authors Bischoff, Werner, Turner, Jolyn, Russell, Gregory Bryan, Blevins, Maria, Stehle, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Oxford University Press 01.10.2017
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