A mask-based infection control method for screening endoscopy may prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission and relieve staff anxiety.

Yuji NadataniAkira HigashimoriShingo TakashimaHirotsugu MaruyamaKoji OtaniShusei FukunagaShuhei HosomiFumio TanakaHideki FujiiAkemi NakanoKoichi TairaNoriko KamataYasuaki NagamiTatsuo KimuraShinya FukumotoToshio WatanabeNorifumi KawadaYasuhiro Fujiwara

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2021)

Our mask-based infection control method is easy to adopt, inexpensive, and effective; understanding its effectiveness may help ease the fear of infection among endoscopy staff.

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