Surgical face masks and downward dispersal of bacteria
Open Access
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 53 (7) , 624-626
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.435-az0528.x
Abstract
The ability of face masks to prevent forward dispersal of bacteria is offset by the possibility that they may increase vertical shedding of bacteria from the face during facial movement. To investiga...Keywords
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