A comparison of N95 respirators and medical masks for the prevention of influenza demonstrated no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among health care workers in outpatient settings, according to findings from The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT).
Although many facilities use N95 respirators and medical masks to protect health care workers from influenza and other respiratory illness, studies comparing their effectiveness have been “inconclusive,” researchers wrote.
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