Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study.
Min LiuShou-Zhen ChengKe-Wei XuYang YangQing-Tang ZhuHui ZhangDa-Ya YangShu-Yuan ChengHan XiaoJi-Wen WangHe-Rui YaoYu-Tian CongYu-Qi ZhouSui PengMing KuangFan-Fan HouK K ChengHai-Peng XiaoPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)
Before a safe and effective vaccine becomes available, healthcare professionals remain susceptible to covid-19. Despite being at high risk of exposure, study participants were appropriately protected and did not contract infection or develop protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Healthcare systems must give priority to the procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment, and provide adequate training to healthcare professionals in its use.