SynthesisEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2023
Efficacy of personal protective equipment to prevent environmental infection of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a systematic review.
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- Subsequent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Iran.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Article
- Long-term occupational risk of latent tuberculosis infection in Hamburg, Germany: Findings from a 13-year prospective observational study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2025Article
- Differences in COVID-19 preventive behaviors among Black and White cancer survivors in North Carolina.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Plastic Waste and COVID-19 Incidence Among Hospital Staff After Deescalation in PPE Use.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study Exploring the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Employees Handling Healthcare Waste in Selected Healthcare Risk Waste Facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- COVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in a healthcare worker cohort utilising the Abbott Alinity® anti-nucleocapsid assay.PloS one · 2025Article
- Use of personal protective equipment among nurses in the pre- and post-COVID-19 vaccination periods.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during COVID-19: Developing and applying a questionnaire and assessing associations between infection rates and shortages across 19 countries.Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
- Infection Risk Prediction in Healthcare Settings: Lessons from COVID-19 Contact Tracing.Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology · 2024Article
- Comparison of the inward leakage rate between N95 filtering facepiece respirators and modified surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Tracheal tube infections in critical care: A narrative review of influencing factors, microbial agents, and mitigation strategies in intensive care unit settings.SAGE open medicine · 2024Review
- Modelling the effects of social distancing, antiviral therapy, and booster shots on mitigating Omicron spread.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Early-Phase Perceptions of COVID-19's Impact on Ophthalmology Practice Patterns: A Survey from the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards Among Class IV Health Workers in Dhule District- A Qualitative Study.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) employed personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, crucial to protecting themselves from infection. To highlight the efficacy of PPE in preventing environmental infection among HCWs, a systematic review was conducted in line with PRISMA guidance.
methodsA search of the PubMed and Web of Science databases was conducted from January 2019 to April 2021 using pre-defined search terms. Articles were screened by three researchers. The approved papers were read in full and included in this review if relevance was mutually agreed upon. Data were extracted by study design and types of PPEs.
results47 of 108 identified studies met the inclusion criteria, with seven reviews and meta-analyses, seven cohort, nine case-control, fifteen cross-sectional studies, four before and after, four case series, and one modeling studies. Wearing PPE offered COVID-19 protection in HCWs but required adequate training. Wearing surgical masks provided improved protection over cloth masks, while the benefit of powered air-purifying respirators is less clear, as are individual gowns, gloves, and/or face shields.
conclusionsWearing PPE, especially facial masks, is necessary among HCWs, while training in proper use of PPE is also important to prevent COVID-19 infection.
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