Personal protection for visitors to patients on airborne precautions: clinical effectiveness and guidelines
CADTH
Record ID 32015000278
English
Authors' recommendations:
Two evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of masks for visitors to patients who are on airborne precautions (not including pandemic or epidemic settings) were identified.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/sep-2014/RB0678%20Airborne%20Precautions%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Visitors to Patients
- Masks
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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