ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2024
Healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections after discontinuing universal masking.
Article in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Postpandemic masking practices among health care personnel: beliefs, barriers, and opportunities for improving adherence in clinical settings.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Dynamics of Absences Due to Respiratory Infections, Including COVID-19, Among Medical Staff in a Regional Pediatric Hospital.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Detrimental Effects of Anti-Nucleocapsid Antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Reinfection, and the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Events, and Nosocomial Respiratory Viral Infections on the Leeside of the Pandemic.Respiratory care · 2024Review
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Abstract
In November 2022, our pediatric hospital replaced the requirement for universal masking of all healthcare personnel and visitors in all clinical buildings with a requirement for masking only during patient encounters. Following this change, we observed an immediate, substantial, and sustained increase in healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections.
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