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. 2020 Dec;41(12):1466-1467.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.313. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Universal masking is an effective strategy to flatten the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) healthcare worker epidemiologic curve

Jessica L Seidelman  1   2 , Sarah S Lewis  1   2 , Sonali D Advani  1   2 , Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo  1   2 , Carol Epling  3 , Matthew Case  3 , Kristen Said  3 , William Yancey  3 , Matthew Stiegel  4 , Antony Schwartz  4 , Jason Stout  1 , Daniel J Sexton  1   2 , Becky A Smith  1   2
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Universal masking is an effective strategy to flatten the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) healthcare worker epidemiologic curve

Jessica L Seidelman et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Dec.
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All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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Cumulative incidence of positive SARS-2-CoV tests among healthcare workers stratified by community-acquired, healthcare-acquired, or unknown acquisition compared to local community cumulative incidence rates from Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, and Wake counties in North Carolina.
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