Meta-analysis on facemask use in community settings to prevent respiratory infection transmission shows no effect

Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Feb:103:257-259. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.139. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

Authors

Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa¹, Taulant Muka²

Affiliations

¹ Research Division, Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia; Public Health and Epidemiological Studies Group, Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia.
² Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33212259
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.139

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Masks*
Respiratory Tract Infections* / prevention & control