N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel

J. Radonovich, Lewis; S. Simberkoff, Michael; Bessesen, Mary; Brown, Alexandria; A. T. Cummings, Derek; A. Gaydos, Charlotte; Los, Jenna; Krosche, Amanda; L. Gibert, Cynthia; J. Gorse, Geoffrey; Nyquist, Ann-Christine; G Reich, Nicholas; C. Rodriguez‐Barradas, Maria; Price, Connie; M. Perl, Trish; the ResPECT investigators, for

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11645

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N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel

Published in JAMA • Sep 3, 2019

Authors:

Lewis J. Radonovich

Michael S. Simberkoff

Mary Bessesen

Abstract

Importance: Clinical studies have been inconclusive about the effectiveness of N95 respirators and medical masks in preventing health care personnel (HCP) from acquiring workplace viral respiratory infections. Objective: To compare the effect of N95 respirators vs medical masks for prevention of inf...

Subject

Medicine

Respirator

Incidence (geometry)

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