Impact of respirator versus surgical masks on SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in healthcare workers: a prospective multicentre cohort.

Sabine HallerSabine GüsewellThomas EggerGiulia ScanferlaReto ThomaOnicio B Leal-NetoDomenica FluryAngela BrucherEva LemmenmeierJ Carsten MöllerPhilip RiederMarkus RüttiReto StockerDanielle Vuichard-GysinBenedikt WiggliUlrike BesoldStefan P KusterAllison McGeerLorenz RischMatthias SchlegelAndrée FriedlPietro VernazzaChristian R KahlertPhilipp P Kohler

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)

Respirators compared to surgical masks may convey additional protection from SARS-CoV-2 for HCW with frequent exposure to COVID-19 patients.

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