Improving Appropriate Use of Medical Masks for COVID-19 Prevention: The Role of Face Mask Containers

Use of medical masks is a key strategy for COVID-19 prevention among healthcare workers. Unfortunately, there are global shortages of this essential commodity, and many have resulted in inappropriate usage to conserve supply. This article highlights the likely benefits of face mask containers in pro...

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Autor principal: Ogoina, Dimie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32755527
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0886
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spelling pubmed-74705932020-09-04 Improving Appropriate Use of Medical Masks for COVID-19 Prevention: The Role of Face Mask Containers Ogoina, Dimie Am J Trop Med Hyg Perspective Piece Use of medical masks is a key strategy for COVID-19 prevention among healthcare workers. Unfortunately, there are global shortages of this essential commodity, and many have resulted in inappropriate usage to conserve supply. This article highlights the likely benefits of face mask containers in promoting safe, appropriate, and extended use of medical masks by healthcare workers in settings where a sustainable supply of medical masks may be limited. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020-09 2020-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7470593/ /pubmed/32755527 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0886 Text en © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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