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Simple Economical Solution for Personal Protection Equipment (Face Mask/Shield) for Health Care Staff During COVID 19

Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. It has taken a toll of lots of lives since its outbreak. Infection prevention at present is an appropriate control measure in addition to other measure like hand hygiene and personal protecti...

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Autores principales: Khan, Mubarak M., Parab, Sapna R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32346531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-01863-4
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. It has taken a toll of lots of lives since its outbreak. Infection prevention at present is an appropriate control measure in addition to other measure like hand hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE). In our country with a large population, supplying PPE to all the health care workers of all hospitals definitely is an economic burden. Hence we have come up with an economic and simple solution for face mask. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s12070-020-01863-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.