Powered air-purifying respirators do not compromise air quality in the operating theatre

• Deirdre Brady,
• Nicola Boran,
• Dara Ann O'Malley,
• Jessy Joy,
• Aoife O'Neill,
• Jeffrey Dalli,
• Ronan Cahill,
• Jincy Jerry

Affiliations

Deirdre Brady

Corresponding author. Address: Dr Deirdre Brady, Consultant Microbiologist, Microbiology Laboratory, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. Tel.: +35318545067.; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Nicola Boran

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Dara Ann O'Malley

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Jessy Joy

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Aoife O'Neill

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Jeffrey Dalli

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Ronan Cahill

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Jincy Jerry

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland