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 | National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC)

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

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Abstract: 
Current thinking is that transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 is through respiratory droplets and/or contact routes. This research demonstrates that it is not spread by the airborne route to any significant extent and the use of particulate respirators offers no advantage over medical masks as a component of personal protective equipment for the routine care of patients with COVID-19 in the health care setting.
Authors: 
on behalf of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Expert Group for COVID-19 John Conly, Barry Cookson, Didier Pittet, Alison Holmes, May Chu, Andreas Voss, Anna Sara Shafferman Levin, Wing Hong Seto, Marimuthu Kalisvar, Dale Fisher, Nina Gobat, Paul R. Hunter, Mark Sobsey, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Sara Tomczyk & Moi Lin Ling
Link:
https://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13756-020-00779-6#Abs1
Category: 
Control
Investigation
Prevention