Pilot randomised controlled trial to test effectiveness of facemasks in preventing influenza-like illness transmission among Australian hajj pilgrims in 2011

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-116

  Barasheed, Osamah ^a   Almasri, Nedal ^b   Badahdah, Al Mamoon ^c   Heron, Leon ^a   Taylor, Janette ^d   McPhee, Kenneth ^d   Ridda, Iman ^a   Haworth, Elizabeth ^e   Dwyer, Dominic E ^d,f,g   Rashid, Harunor ^a,g   Booy, Robert ^a,f,g   Alshehri, Jassir ^h   Als, Mukhtaar ^h   Bokhary, Hamid ^h   Alghamdi, Yahya ^h   Alansari, Daliya ^h   AL Hetairshi, Amani ^h   Chow, Maria ^h   Sakabumi, Duaa ^h   Melebari, Samah ^h   Dibi, Nada ^h   Kalantan, Nadeen ^h   AL Beladi, Amani ^h   Tashkandi, Duaa ^h   AL Otaiby, Wadha ^h   Zahirah, Reham Abu ^h   Alhadramy, Samah ^h   Siyam, Ziyad ^h   Bakhaidar, Mohamad ^h   Basalamah, Ahmad ^h   Jiman, Suhaib ^h   Alotaibi, Abdullah ^h   Hijan, Musab ^h   Abuzidbarabwan, Saeed ^h   AL Sudais, Mousab ^h   Alghamdi, Saad ^h   Alghamdi, Saeed ^h   Sheikh, Mohamud ^h   more..

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f University of Sydney   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Facemask; Hajj; Influenza like illness; Mecca; Pilgrims; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MALE; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PILOT STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; RHINOVIRUS; SORE THROAT; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MASK; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911479279     PISSN: 18715265     EISSN: 18755852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871526514666141021112855     Document Type: Article

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