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Providing evidence on the ongoing health care workers’ mask debate

verfasst von: Dimitrios Tsilingiris, Margarita Papatheodoridi, Chris J. Kapelios

Erschienen in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Ausgabe 5/2020

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Abstract

The scarcity of facemasks, particularly N95 respirators, combined with the lack of solid data to address the suitability of each mask type for adequate health care worker (HCW) protection have caused turmoil among HCWs. Current recommendations suggest mask usage solely during HCW contact with Covid-19 patients, namely plain medical mask for low-risk contacts and N95 for aerosol generating procedures. The distinction regarding the escalation of mask complexity depending on contact type is nevertheless based on plausible theoretical assumptions rather than hard evidence of a clear benefit. Conversely, we suggest that at least a plain mask should be used during all HCWs’ contacts in healthcare facilities which constitute a highly probable but often overlooked means of SARS-CoV-2 transmission among HCWs.

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Titel: Providing evidence on the ongoing health care workers’ mask debate
verfasst von: Dimitrios Tsilingiris
Margarita Papatheodoridi
Chris J. Kapelios
Publikationsdatum: 29.05.2020
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Schlagwort: COVID-19
Erschienen in: Internal and Emergency Medicine / Ausgabe 5/2020
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Elektronische ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02382-4

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