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Contamination by respiratory viruses on outer surface of medical masks used by hospital healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: Medical masks are commonly used in health care settings to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from respiratory and other infections. Airborne respiratory pathogens may settle on the surface of used masks layers, resulting in contamination. The main aim of this study was to study the prese...
Autores principales: | Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad, Stelzer-Braid, Sacha, Rawlinson, William, Pontivivo, Giulietta, Wang, Quanyi, Pan, Yang, Zhang, Daitao, Zhang, Yi, Li, Lili, MacIntyre, C. Raina |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6547584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31159777 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4109-x |
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