A randomized clinical trial of three options for N95 respirators and medical masks in health workers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 960-966

  MacIntyre, C Raina ^a   Wang, Quanyi ^b   Seale, Holly ^a   Yang, Peng ^b   Shi, Weixian ^b   Gao, Zhanhai ^a   Rahman, Bayzid ^a   Zhang, Yi ^b   Wang, Xiaoli ^b   Newall, Anthony T ^a   Heywood, Anita ^a   Dwyer, Dominic E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Medical mask; N95 respirator; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84877109667     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201207-1164OC     Document Type: Article

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