Comparison of virus aerosol concentrations across a face shield worn on a healthcare personnel during a simulated patient cough.
Alessandra A PrattGrant D BrownEli N PerencevichDaniel J DiekemaMatthew W NonnenmannPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Reductions in virus and particle concentrations were observed on the inside of the face shield; however, viable virus was measured on the inside of the face shield, in the breathing zone of the HCP. Therefore, other exposure control methods need to be used to prevent transmission from virus aerosol.
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