Open AccessN95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel
Author(s) -
Lewis J. Radonovich,
Michael S. Simberkoff,
Mary Bessesen,
Alexandria Brown,
Derek A. T. Cummings,
Charlotte A. Gaydos,
Jenna Los,
Amanda Krosche,
Cynthia L. Gibert,
Geoffrey J. Gorse,
Ann-Christine Nyquist,
Nicholas G Reich,
Maria C. RodriguezBarradas,
Connie Price,
Trish M. Perl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.11645
Subject(s) - medicine , respirator , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , cluster (spacecraft) , influenza like illness , respiratory system , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , odds ratio , immunology , virus , physics , materials science , computer science , optics , composite material , programming language , psychiatry
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.
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