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Comment
. 2020 Nov;41(11):1364-1366.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.173. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Extended use or reuse of N95 respirators during COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of national regulatory authority recommendations

Leticia Mitiko Kobayashi  1 , Bianca Ramos Marins  2 , Patrícia Cristina Dos Santos Costa  3 , Hugo Perazzo  4 , Rodolfo Castro  5   6
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Extended use or reuse of N95 respirators during COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of national regulatory authority recommendations

Leticia Mitiko Kobayashi et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Nov.
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