Front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: what is the effectiveness of using personal protective equipment in health service environments?-a systematic review.
Cristiano Miranda de AraújoOdilon Guariza FilhoFlávio Magno GonçalvesIsabela Bittencourt BassoAngela Graciela Deliga SchroderBianca Lopes Cavalcante-LeãoGlória Maria Nogueira Cortz RavazziBianca Simone ZeigelboimJose Stechman NetoRosane Sampaio SantosPublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2021)
The use of mask in closed environments is effective in reducing the risk of transmission and contagion of a contaminated bioaerosol, with greater effectiveness when these devices are used by the source and receiver, regardless of the equipment's filtering power. (PROSPERO 2020 CRD 42020183759).