Project Scope
- Select Appropriate Decontamination Methods for Testing
- Effect of Decontamination on FFR Filtration Performance
- Test Protocol for Measuring the Efficacy of Decontamination
- Measurement of the Viability of Viruses Trapped on FFR
- Measurement of the Reaerosolization of Trapped Viruses
- Decontamination method optimization
- Determine effect of decontamination on FFR fit
Milestones
- Q1 Complete BARTS II validation, achieve BSL-2 status to initiate collaboration with CDC/DHQP on influenza/MS2 persistence
- Q2 Submit multiple donning, steambag, and reaerosolization manuscripts to peer-review journals
- Q3/4 Submit multiple decontamination & donning, BARTS-III validation, and ASTM manuscripts
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Outputs
- Manuscripts published in (10), submitted to (5), and in development for (3) peer review journals.
- Presentations/posters at conferences (12), Standards committee & public meetings (6)
- Contractor reports (Battelle report completed July 2008)
Outcomes
- This project has been used by HPA, APIC, and VHA to provide the scientific basis for recommendations and guidance documents related to FFR reuse and handling
- The methodologies developed in this project were utilized by ASTM for the development of new test methods for assessing the efficacy of decontamination. ASTM E2720-10 and E2721-10
- Manuscripts from this project have been cited 20 times in the peer-reviewed literature according to Science Citation Index
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