Use of medical face masks versus particulate respirators as a component of personal protective equipment for health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Use of medical face masks versus particulate respirators as a component of personal protective equipment for health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Currently available evidence supports that the predominant route of human-to-human transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 is through respiratory droplets and/or contact routes. The report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China supports p...

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Main Authors: John Conly, W. H. Seto, Didier Pittet, Alison Holmes, May Chu, Paul R. Hunter, on behalf of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Expert Group for COVID-19
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Droplet
Contact
Airborne
Infection prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00779-6

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