Occupational Risk (TB)

"Cheaper" Masks May Cost More in Long Run

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 14th, 1997

Newly approved protective respiratory masks may actually cost tuberculosis control programs money in the long run, according to a multicenter report from New York.

"Newly approved, cheaper, but less durable, N-95 masks are unlikely to withstand multiple wearings and may be discarded after a few uses," researcher Pedro Rivera and colleagues wrote ("Dose a Cheaper Mask Save Money' The Cost of Implementing a Respiratory Personal Protective Equipment Program," Infection Control and Epidemiology, January 1997;18(1):24-31).

"Thus, cheaper masks may result in a more expensive personal protective equipment (PPE) program."

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