Facemask against viral respiratory infections among Hajj pilgrims: A challenging cluster-randomized trial

BACKGROUND: In this large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) we sought to assess the effectiveness of facemasks against viral respiratory infections. METHODS AND RESULTS: Over three consecutive Hajj seasons (2013, 2014, 2015) pilgrims’ tents in Makkah were allocated to ‘facemask’ or ‘n...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alfelali, Mohammad, Haworth, Elizabeth A., Barasheed, Osamah, Badahdah, Al-Mamoon, Bokhary, Hamid, Tashani, Mohamed, Azeem, Mohammad I., Kok, Jen, Taylor, Janette, Barnes, Elizabeth H., El Bashir, Haitham, Khandaker, Gulam, Holmes, Edward C., Dwyer, Dominic E., Heron, Leon G., Wilson, Godwin J., Booy, Robert, Rashid, Harunor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240287

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240287

Ejemplares similares