What mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 May;87(5):262-265. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19057. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
² Director of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, and Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, John D. Dingell VAMC, Detroit, MI.
³ Epidemiology Coordinator, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Medical ICU, Harper University Hospital; Service Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Karmanos Cancer Center; Medical Director, Critical Care Service, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI [email protected].

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MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
COVID-19* / therapy
COVID-19* / transmission
Clinical Trials as Topic
Health Personnel
Humans
Infection Control* / instrumentation
Infection Control* / methods
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Masks / standards*
N95 Respirators / standards*
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment / classification
Personal Protective Equipment / standards
Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity