Comparative effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical/face masks in preventing airborne infections in the era of SARS-CoV2 pandemic: A meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Katarzyna BaryckaAgnieszka SzarpakKrzysztof Jerzy FilipiakMilosz JaguszewskiJacek SmerekaJerzy Robert ŁadnyOguz TuranPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Our meta-analysis suggests that there are insufficient data to definitively determine whether N95 respirators are superior to medical masks in protection against transmissible acute respiratory infections. Further randomized trials are necessary to compare the above methods of respiratory protection in the context of COVID-19 incidence.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- systematic review
- coronavirus disease
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- healthcare
- particulate matter
- respiratory failure
- risk factors
- electronic health record
- respiratory tract
- big data
- drug induced
- randomized controlled trial
- case control
- intensive care unit
- machine learning
- hepatitis b virus
- air pollution