Hospital practice (1995)
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Hospital practice (1995) · Dec 2020
EditorialBeyond the PPE shortage: Improperly fitting personal protective equipment and COVID-19 transmission among health care professionals.
Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) use is required when caring for COVID-19 patients. Proper mask fitting is essential in prevention of infectious agent transmission at hospital setting. ⋯ These cases raise the important issue of PPE fitting. Abbreviations: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Health Care Professional (HCP), Real-time PCR (RT-PCR).