A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2

SUMMARY: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly by aerosol in particles <10 µm that can remain suspended for hours before being inhaled. Because particulate filtering facepiece respirators (‘respirators’; e.g. N95 masks) are more effective than surgical...

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Autores principales: Dheda, K, Charalambous, S, Karat, A S, von Delft, A, Lalloo, U G, van Zyl Smit, R, Perumal, R, Allwood, B W, Esmail, A, Wong, M L, Duse, A G, Richards, G, Feldman, C, Mer, M, Nyamande, K, Lalla, U, Koegelenberg, C F N, Venter, F, Dawood, H, Adams, S, Ntusi, N A B, van der Westhuizen, H-M, Moosa, M-Y S, Martinson, N A, Moultrie, H, Nel, J, Hausler, H, Preiser, W, Lasersohn, L, Zar, H J, Churchyard, G J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34734176
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34734176
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

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