Journal article
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is uncertain if medical masks offer similar protection against COVID-19 compared with N95 respirators.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether medical masks are noninferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care.
Authors
Loeb M; Bartholomew A; Hashmi M; Tarhuni W; Hassany M; Youngster I; Somayaji R; Larios O; Kim J; Missaghi B
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 175, No. 12, pp. m22–1966
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
December 2022
DOI
10.7326/m22-1966
ISSN
1056-8751