{"id":8369,"date":"2020-07-21T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T22:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8369"},"modified":"2021-04-02T15:47:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T22:47:53","slug":"decontaminating-n95-and-sn95-masks-with-ultraviolet-germicidal-irradiation-uvgi-does-not-impair-mask-efficacy-and-safety-a-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/07\/21\/decontaminating-n95-and-sn95-masks-with-ultraviolet-germicidal-irradiation-uvgi-does-not-impair-mask-efficacy-and-safety-a-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Decontaminating N95 and SN95 Masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) Does Not Impair Mask Efficacy and Safety: A Systematic Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"47\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review (n=13 studies) found that filtering fac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">piece\u00a0respirators\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">maintained\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">certification standards following ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), and that UVGI did not compromise fit. UVGI protocols using a cumulative dose of &gt;40,000 J\/m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0resulted in a 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">log reduction in viral load, versus 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">log reduction in viral load for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cumulative dose &gt;20,000 J\/m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Katie et al. (July 13, 2020). Decontaminating N95 and SN95 Masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) Does Not Impair Mask Efficacy and Safety: A Systematic Review. Journal of Hospital Infection.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.07.014\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.07.014<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A systematic review (n=13 studies) found that filtering facepiece\u00a0respirators\u00a0maintained\u00a0certification standards following ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), and that UVGI did not compromise fit. UVGI protocols using a cumulative dose of &gt;40,000 J\/m2\u00a0resulted in a 3&#8211;log reduction in viral load, versus 2&#8211;log reduction in viral load for\u00a0with a\u00a0cumulative dose &gt;20,000 J\/m2.\u00a0 Katie et al. 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