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Use of ozone for the reuse of personal protective equipment (PPE). Study O3CoVid19PPE.

  • Funded by National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)
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Grant number: COV20_00702

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)

  • Principal Investigator

    Bernardino Clavo Varas

  • Research Location

    Spain

  • Lead Research Institution

    Fundación Canaria Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Canarias (FIISC)

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Infection prevention and control

  • Research Subcategory

    Barriers, PPE, environmental, animal and vector control measures

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The fight that is currently being waged in Spain against CoVid19 has many fronts. One of the most important at a strategic level is the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), which has resulted in: 1) a high percentage of infected health professionals, 2) reduction in the number of operational professionals, 3) that the professionals can spread the infection. Ozone has been used for decades in the treatment and disinfection of water (waste and for public use) and air. At low concentrations it destroys most viruses in a few minutes. If this effect on CoVid19 is confirmed, ozone could be used to: 1) inactivate the virus in PPE and facilitate its rapid reuse and availability for professionals, 2) reduce the number of PPE removal procedures as a risk factor.