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N95 Mask use for respiratory protection - a discussion with Dr Michael Klompas at the SHEA Spring Meeting
N95 Mask use for respiratory protection - a discussion with Dr Michael Klompas at the SHEA Spring Meeting
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10 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2022
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Martin Kiernan managaed to grab a few minutes with Dr Michael Klompas, ID Physicial at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, at the SHEA Spring meeting. We discuss the use of N95 masks and whether in a time of Omicron increased prevalence they should be used in all healthcare settins and not just for suspected or confirmed cases of COVID. Some of Dr Klompas' recent papers are here:
1. Klompas M, et al. Universal Use of N95 Respirators in Healthcare Settings When Community Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rates Are High. Clin Infect Dis. 2022;74(3):529-531. doi:10.1093/cid/ciab539
2. Klompas M, et al. Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant. JAMA. 2022;327(7):619-620. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2788503
3. Klompas M, et al. COVID-19's Challenges to Infection Control Dogma Regarding Respiratory Virus Transmission. Clin Infect Dis. 2022. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac204/6546689
4. Baker MA, et al. Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators. Clin Infect Dis. 2022. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac113/6523822
5. Klompas M, et al. Current Insights Into Respiratory Virus Transmission and Potential Implications for Infection Control Programs : A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34748374/
1. Klompas M, et al. Universal Use of N95 Respirators in Healthcare Settings When Community Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rates Are High. Clin Infect Dis. 2022;74(3):529-531. doi:10.1093/cid/ciab539
2. Klompas M, et al. Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant. JAMA. 2022;327(7):619-620. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2788503
3. Klompas M, et al. COVID-19's Challenges to Infection Control Dogma Regarding Respiratory Virus Transmission. Clin Infect Dis. 2022. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac204/6546689
4. Baker MA, et al. Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators. Clin Infect Dis. 2022. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac113/6523822
5. Klompas M, et al. Current Insights Into Respiratory Virus Transmission and Potential Implications for Infection Control Programs : A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34748374/
Released:
Apr 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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