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Marra, Eli Perencevich, Marin L. Schweizer, Daniel Diekema, Patrick Breheny, Christine Petersen DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.12.024 American Journal of Infection Control , Vol. 48 , Issue 8 A simulation approach to measure critical safety behaviors when evaluating training methods for respirator education in healthcare workers Elizabeth L. Beam, Jocelyn J. Herstein, Kevin A. Kupzyk, Shawn G. Gibbs DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.005 American Journal of Infection Control , Vol. 48 , Issue 8 Environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea Byung-Han Ryu, Younghwa Cho, Oh-Hyun Cho, Sun In Hong, Sunjoo Kim, Seungjun Lee DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.027 American Journal of Infection Control , Vol. 48 , Issue 8 Articles in Press Most Read Most Cited Press Releases Needleless connector decontamination for prevention of central venous access device infection: a pilot randomized controlled trial Claire M Rickard, Julie Flynn, Emily Larsen, Gabor Mihala, E Geoffrey Playford, Joanie Shaw, Samantha Keogh, Amanda Ullman, Li Zhang, Nicole Gavin, Tricia Kleidon, Vineet Chopra, Sandie McCarthy, Patricia Kuerten Rocha, Nicole Marsh DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.07.026 Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof Open Access A Hybrid Model integrating warm heat and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation might efficiently disinfect respirators and personal protective equipment Rajib Banerjee, Pulakesh Roy, Surajeet Das, Manash K. 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