Medical masks and Respirators for the Protection of Healthcare Workers from SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses

The use of medical masks and respirators as personal protective equipment is pivotal to reducing the level of biological hazard to which healthcare workers are exposed during the outbreak of highly diffusible pathogens, such as the recent novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, during this pand...

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Published in:Pulmonology
Main Authors: Mariachiara Ippolito, Filippo Vitale, Giuseppe Accurso, Pasquale Iozzo, Cesare Gregoretti, Antonino Giarratano, Andrea Cortegiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.04.009