Document Title
Use of N95, Surgical, and Cloth Masks to Prevent COVID-19 in Health Care and Community Settings: Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians
Synopsis
This Practice Point examines the effectiveness of N95 respirators, surgical masks, and cloth masks in healthcare and community settings for prevention of COVID-19 and whether N95 respirators should be re-used or their use extended during limited availability for prevention of COVID-19.
Author
Reyna Howkins
Keywords
COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus, masks, surgical masks, respirators, respiratory viruses, cloth masks, physical distancing, transmission, N95, N95 respirators, SARS-CoV-2, asymptomatic, symptomatic
Creation Date
Modified Date
Pages
1
Document
practice_point_use_of_masks_in_health_care_and_community_settings_2020.pdf
Adobe Metadata
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Document Type
Guideline
Year
2020