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Table 1 Fit factors of masks tested with the test persons, new and reprocessed masks. 200 is the upper detection limit of Portacount®

From: Proposal for a EN 149 acceptable reprocessing method for FFP2 respirators in times of severe shortage

Test Person

Fit Factor

New

Reprocessed

1

170

>  200

2

>  200

85

3

>  200

>  200

4

189

108

5

>  200

>  200

6

143

127

7

>  200

>  200

8

>  200

152

9

28

23

10

178

130

  1. The requirements according to standard EN 149:2001 + A1:2009 are met for all the 10 test persons, both with new and reprocessed masks
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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