Community respiratory viral metrics to inform masking in healthcare settings: A regional consensus approach
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
.
2024 Jun;45(6):793-795.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.10.
Epub 2024 Feb 12.
Authors
Eric J Chow
1
2
3
,
Lawrence Lee
1
,
Jennifer Lenahan
1
,
Sargis Pogosjans
1
,
Christopher Baliga
4
,
Mary Fairchok
5
,
John B Lynch
2
,
John Pauk
6
,
Francis X Riedo
7
,
Paul Thottingal
8
,
Danielle M Zerr
9
10
,
Nigel Turner
11
,
James Lewis
2
12
,
Vicki Sakata
10
13
,
Jeffrey S Duchin
1
2
Affiliations
1
Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, Washington.
2
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
3
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
4
Section of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
5
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, Washington.
6
Infectious Disease, Swedish-Providence Health Services, Seattle, Washington.
7
EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, Washington.
8
Communicable Diseases and Organizational Preparedness, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington.
9
Division of Infectious Diseases, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
10
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
11
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma, Washington.
12
Snohomish County Health Department, Everett, Washington.
13
Northwest Healthcare Response Network, Tukwila, Washington.
PMID:
38344925
PMCID:
PMC11102823
DOI:
10.1017/ice.2024.10
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Consensus
Humans
Masks*
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
SARS-CoV-2