N95 masks worn to protect against COVID-19 prevented tuberculosis exposure in healthcare workers

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare workers in our institution have been equipped with N95 masks when performing aerosol-generating procedures, as these are associated with an increased risk of infection. We present a case in which using an N95 mask prevented tuberculosis (TB) e...

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Autores principales: Kuwahara, Masaatsu, Takahashi, Chikako, Nishimura, Sota, Shinkai, Takashi, Noma, Mitsuki, Sunakawa, Takuya, Shimizu, Misa, Hirata, Jun-Ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103515

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103515

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