SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates Following Use of Regular Compared With Defective Respirators When Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Follow-up Study.

Henrik Albert KolstadMorten FrydenbergKent Jacob NielsenVivi SchlünssenKarin BieringMona KjærsgaardJesper Medom VestergaardElse Toft WürtzKirsten PugdahlAnne Mette Lund WürtzKaroline Kærgaard HansenSanne JespersenMarianne Kragh ThomsenMette Marie SørensenSvend Ellermann-EriksenJacob Dvinge RedderMerete Storgaard

Published in: Annals of work exposures and health (2022)

We regard the new brand respirator a sham intervention, and this study thus provides further evidence for the protective effect of respirators when exposed to SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
randomized controlled trial
double blind
disease virus