It's not the heat, it's the humidity: Effectiveness of a rice cooker-steamer for decontamination of cloth and surgical face masks and N95 respirators

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jul;48(7):854-855. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.04.012. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Authors

Daniel F Li¹, Jennifer L Cadnum¹, Sarah N Redmond², Lucas D Jones³, Curtis J Donskey⁴

Affiliations

¹ Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
² Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
³ Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland OH.
⁴ Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: Curtis.Donskey@va.gov.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Decontamination
Hot Temperature
Humans
Humidity
Masks
N95 Respirators
Oryza*
Respiratory Protective Devices*