Author: Abe, Toshikazu; Tokuda, Yasuharu; Iriyama, Hiroki; Iwagami, Masao; Komori, Akira; Sugiyama, Takehiro; Tamiya, Nanako
Title: Surgical mask use by healthcare personnel to prevent COVIDâ€19 spread in a longâ€term care facility Cord-id: bd3sthh0 Document date: 2020_10_26
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Snippet: Longâ€term care facilities are a recognized highâ€risk setting for severe outcomes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVIDâ€19) outbreak. This study describes a COVIDâ€19 outbreak in a longâ€term care facility in Japan. The index case was a nurse who wore a surgical mask and used standard precautions. Of the 17 confirmed cases of COVIDâ€19, 14 (14/93, 15.1%) were residents and three (3/69, 4.3%) were healthcare personnel (HCP); no visitors tested positive 0 (0/22, 0.0%). Mask utilizatio
Document: Longâ€term care facilities are a recognized highâ€risk setting for severe outcomes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVIDâ€19) outbreak. This study describes a COVIDâ€19 outbreak in a longâ€term care facility in Japan. The index case was a nurse who wore a surgical mask and used standard precautions. Of the 17 confirmed cases of COVIDâ€19, 14 (14/93, 15.1%) were residents and three (3/69, 4.3%) were healthcare personnel (HCP); no visitors tested positive 0 (0/22, 0.0%). Mask utilization by HCP was not much effective in preventing COVIDâ€19 transmission, even when interaction was not considered as being in close contact.
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