December 2009. Volume 5. Number 4

The surgical mask has similar efficacy to the respirator N95 for preventing influenza in health care personnel

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Loeb M, Dafoe N, Mahony J, John M, Sarabia A, Glavin V et al. Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2009;302: doi 10.1001/jama.2009.1466
Reviewers: Cuestas Montañés EJ1, Olivares Grohnert M2.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
2Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile. Santiago. Región Metropolitana. Chile.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 01/11/2009
Acceptance date: 20/11/2009
Publication date: 10/12/2009

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: oseltamivir prescribed at influenza diagnosis reduces influenza complications and hospitalizations for children at high risk of influenza complications.

Reviewers' commentary: among health workers, the surgical mask does not offer less protection against influenza than the respirator N95.

How to cite this article

Cuestas E, Olivares Grohnert M. La mascarilla quirúrgica posee la misma eficacia que la mascarilla respiratoria N95 para prevenir la gripe en trabajadores de la salud. Evid Pediatr. 2009;5:82.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Loeb M, Dafoe N, Mahony J, John M, Sarabia A, Glavin V et al. Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2009;302: doi 10.1001/jama.2009.1466
Reviewers: Cuestas Montañés EJ1, Olivares Grohnert M2.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
2Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile. Santiago. Región Metropolitana. Chile.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 01/11/2009
Acceptance date: 20/11/2009
Publication date: 10/12/2009

How to cite this article

Cuestas E, Olivares Grohnert M. La mascarilla quirúrgica posee la misma eficacia que la mascarilla respiratoria N95 para prevenir la gripe en trabajadores de la salud. Evid Pediatr. 2009;5:82.

References

  1. World Health Organization. Global alert and response: pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
  2. Jefferson T, del Mar C, Dooley L, Ferroni E, Al-Anzari LA, Bahandan SAS, et.al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review. BMJ 2009;339:b3675-85.
  3. Srinivasan A, Perl TM. Respiratory protection against Influenza. JAMA. 2009;302: doi 10.1001/jama.2009.1494.
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