Filtering facepiece respirators for healthcare workers protection in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Chang, Chee Tao, Rajan, Philip, Hoe Abdullah, Victor Chee Wai
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); Medical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34974/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) who are in the frontline during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic is paramount. The filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) or N95 respirator is one of the personal protective equipment (PPE) used to protect HCWs exposed to airborne pathogens in clinical practice...