Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Stockwell, Rebecca E
• Wood, Michelle E
• He, Congrong
• Sherrard, Laura J
• Ballard, Emma L
• Kidd, Timothy J
• Johnson, Graham R
• Knibbs, Luke D
• Morawska, Lidia
• Bell, Scott C

Titel

Face Masks Reduce the Release of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cough Aerosols When Worn for Clinically Relevant Periods

Ist Teil von

• American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2018-11, Vol.198 (10), p.1339-1342

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Thoracic Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• When the comfort of surgical masks was assessed after extended wear in this cohort, a major finding was that the comfort ratings remained unchanged regardless of wear time for both people with and without CF. [...]surgical masks are not only effective but are also well tolerated by participants after 40 minutes of total wear. [...]participants remained in view of staff while wearing the masks, and this may have modified the extent to which participants interfered with the mask, leading to an incorrect estimation on the mask's protective effects. [...]participants were seated during the cough testing, and this may have affected the participant's ability to cough freely. [...]we did not assess inward protection provided by masks, but this has been highlighted as an understudied field of research (11).