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UNIVERSAL MASKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - CURRENT EVIDENCE AND CONTROVERSIES.
Rev Invest Clin. 2020; 72(3):144-150.RI

Abstract

The emergence of coronavirus disease 19 pandemic and novel research on the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has raised controversies over the use of face masks to prevent community transmission. Specific regulations need to be fulfilled to use a face mask as part of the personal protective equipment and high quality of evidence supporting its use to prevent respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, is lacking. However, its widespread use is becoming a standard practice in some countries and discrepancies between health authorities on their policy have led to controversy. The aim of this review is to provide an outlook on recent research in this matter and areas of opportunity.

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Quintana-Díaz MA
Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico.
Aguilar-Salinas CA
Metabolic Diseases Research Unit, Nutrition Directorate, and Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.

MeSH

AerosolsAir MicrobiologyBetacoronavirusCOVID-19Communicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsDisease OutbreaksDisease Transmission, InfectiousEquipment DesignEquipment FailureHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanMasksPandemicsParticle SizePneumonia, ViralProcedures and Techniques UtilizationProgram EvaluationRespiratory Protective DevicesSARS-CoV-2Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeSurvival Rate

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Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32584329

Citation

Quintana-Díaz, Mariana A., and Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas. "UNIVERSAL MASKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - CURRENT EVIDENCE and CONTROVERSIES." Revista De Investigacion Clinica; Organo Del Hospital De Enfermedades De La Nutricion, vol. 72, no. 3, 2020, pp. 144-150.
Quintana-Díaz MA, Aguilar-Salinas CA. UNIVERSAL MASKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - CURRENT EVIDENCE AND CONTROVERSIES. Rev Invest Clin. 2020;72(3):144-150.
Quintana-Díaz, M. A., & Aguilar-Salinas, C. A. (2020). UNIVERSAL MASKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - CURRENT EVIDENCE AND CONTROVERSIES. Revista De Investigacion Clinica; Organo Del Hospital De Enfermedades De La Nutricion, 72(3), 144-150. https://doi.org/10.24875/RIC.20000196
Quintana-Díaz MA, Aguilar-Salinas CA. UNIVERSAL MASKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - CURRENT EVIDENCE and CONTROVERSIES. Rev Invest Clin. 2020;72(3):144-150. PubMed PMID: 32584329.
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