Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 567-574

  Smith, Jeffrey D ^a,c   MacDougall, Colin C ^a,c   Johnstone, Jennie ^a,b,c   Copes, Ray A ^a,c   Schwartz, Brian ^a,c   Garber, Gary E ^a,c,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EXPOSURE; FACE; FACE SEAL LEAKAGE; FILTER; FILTER PENETRATION; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MANIKIN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROLOGY; SURGICAL MASK; SURROGATE EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL INWARD LEAKAGE; VACCINATION; VENTILATOR; VOLUNTEER; WORKPLACE; CROSS INFECTION; GAS MASK; MASK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84968875165     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835     Document Type: Article

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