How well do N95 respirators protect healthcare providers against aerosolized influenza virus?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 232-234

  Bischoff, Werner E ^a   Turner, Jolyn ^a   Russell, Gregory ^b   Blevins, Maria ^a   Missaiel, Engy ^b   Stehle, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 85060860215     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.326     Document Type: Article

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