About The Study: Researchers compared the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 among 2,900 health care workers by preferred mask type and level of exposure to patients with COVID-19.
Authors: Philipp Kohler, M.D., M.Sc., of Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26816)
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