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Surgical masks for protection of health care personnel against pandemic novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1)-2009: results from an observational study.

Abstract
There is ongoing debate about the efficacy of surgical masks versus N95 respirators for protection against pandemic novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1)-2009. Our hospital, which is designated to manage outbreaks of emerging infection, has robust surveillance systems to detect infection in staff. The incidence of pandemic H1N1-2009 remained low in staff with use of surgical masks.
AuthorsBrenda Ang, Bee Fong Poh, Mar Kyaw Win, Angela Chow
JournalClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis) Vol. 50 Issue 7 Pg. 1011-4 (Apr 01 2010) ISSN: 1537-6591 [Electronic] United States
PMID20178418 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Cohort Studies
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Health Personnel (statistics & numerical data)
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional (prevention & control)
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
  • Influenza, Human (epidemiology, prevention & control, transmission)
  • Masks (statistics & numerical data)
  • Population Surveillance
  • Singapore (epidemiology)

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