The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

Regulations for measures to protect against SARS-CoV-2 transmission vary widely around
the world, with very strict regulations in Germany where respirators (filtering face piece FFP2 …

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is considered a renaissance of the
manufacturing industry. Its unique capability of manufacturing 3D objects with intricate …

Abstract From April to September 2020, we investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in a cohort of 396 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 5 …

Currently, setting the obligation to use respiratory protective equipment with a level of
protection of at least FFP2 in public transport and commercial and shop** centers are …

Background Health systems are often susceptible to corruption risks. Corruption within
health systems has been found to negatively affect the efficacy, safety, and, significantly …

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of people worldwide have
become new users of respiratory protective devices. Facemasks and KN95 respirators …

Background During respiratory infection pandemics, masks and respirators are highly
sought after, especially for frontline healthcare workers and patients carrying respiratory …

Scientists identified SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China. Soon after its
identification, Covid-19 spreads almost everywhere. The World Health Organization (WHO) …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly by
aerosol in particles< 10 µm that can remain suspended for hours before being inhaled …