ReviewSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2021
A novel perspective approach to explore pros and cons of face mask in prevention the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.
Review in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of cloth face masks to prevent viral spread: a meta-analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia on Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Risk Factors, Disease Burden, and Prevention Strategies.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Age and urban-rural disparities in cutaneous melanoma mortality rates in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.Pigment cell & melanoma research · 2024Article
- Pesticides impacts on human health and the environment with their mechanisms of action and possible countermeasures.Heliyon · 2024Review
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- The bacterial burden of worn face masks-observational research and literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Physiological effects of filtering facepiece respirators based on age and exercise intensity.PloS one · 2024Article
- Effect of Surgical Masks and N95 Respirators on Anxiety.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Article
- Potential Pharmacological Applications ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Cellular, Molecular, Pharmacological, and Nano-Formulation Aspects of Thymoquinone-A Potent Natural Antiviral Agent.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Mask-Wearing Behaviors after Two Years of Wearing Masks Due to COVID-19 in Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The face behind the Covid-19 mask - A comprehensive review.Environmental technology & innovation · 2022Review
- Mask-Wearing Perception of Preschool Children in Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pharmacological Efficacy of Probiotics in Respiratory Viral Infections: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Antibacterial Activity of Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Copper Nanoparticle Nanofibers on Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens and Methicillin ResistantNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Modeling COVID-19 Mortality Across 44 Countries: Face Covering May Reduce Deaths.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Nursing care recommendation for pediatric COVID-19 patients in the hospital setting: A brief scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Pharmacological Efficacy ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Impact on refractive surgery due to increasing use of personal protection equipment: Insights from EUROCOVCAT group.European journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has become a severe community health threat across the world. Covid-19 is a major illness, presently there is no as such any medicine and vaccine those can claim for complete treatment. It is spreading particularly in a feeble immune people and casualties are expanding abruptly and put the health system under strain. Among the strategic measures face mask is one of the most used measures to prevent spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Wearing a face mask possibly create a false sense of security lead to decline others measures. Face mask could be risk for the people of under lying medical conditions, old age group, outdoor exercise, acute and chronic respiratory disorders and feeble innate immune. Restrictive airflow due to face mask is the main cause of retention of CO2 called hypercapnia that can lead to respiratory failure with symptoms of tachycardia, flushed skin, dizziness, papilledema, seizure and depression. According to latest updates face shield and social distancing could be better substitute of face mask.
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