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Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID‐19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials

J. Bartoszko, M. Farooqi, W. Alhazzani, M. Loeb

2020.4.4Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

DOI: 10.1111/irv.12745

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Respiratory protective devices are critical in protecting against infection in healthcare workers at high risk of novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19).

Abstract

Respiratory protective devices are critical in protecting against infection in healthcare workers at high risk of novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19); however, recommendations are conflicting and epidemiological data on their relative effectiveness against COVID‐19 are limited.

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BARTOSZKO, J., et al. Medical masks vs n95 respirators for preventing COVID‐19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 2020, 14: 365–373.