Surgical face masks worn by patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Impact on infectivity of air on a hospital ward

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1104-1109

  Dharmadhikari, Ashwin S ^a   Mphahlele, Matsie ^b   Stoltz, Anton ^c   Venter, Kobus ^b   Mathebula, Rirhandzu ^b   Masotla, Thabiso ^b   Lubbe, Willem ^b   Pagano, Marcello ^d   First, Melvin ^d   Jensen, Paul A ^e   Van Der Walt, Martie ^b   Nardell, Edward A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection control; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; Surgical mask; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL FACE MASK;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84861350245     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201107-1190OC     Document Type: Article

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