Comparative effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical/face masks in preventing airborne infections in the era of SARS-CoV2 pandemic: A meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Comparative effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical/face masks in preventing airborne infections in the era of SARS-CoV2 pandemic: A meta-analysis of randomized trials.

<h4>Background</h4>Recently, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have evaluated the effect of N95 respirators compared with medical masks to protect against acute respiratory infections. However, these studies are limited by modest sample sizes and inconclusive results. Therefore...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Barycka, Lukasz Szarpak, Krzysztof Jerzy Filipiak, Milosz Jaguszewski, Jacek Smereka, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Oguz Turan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242901

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242901

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