Can gendered personal protective equipment design account for high infection rates in female healthcare workers following intubation?

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M C Turner et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;76(1):132-133.

doi: 10.1111/anae.15206. Epub 2020 Jul 12.

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Can gendered personal protective equipment design account for high infection rates in female healthcare workers following intubation? A reply.
Wong DJN, El-Boghdadly K, Johnstone C, Ahmad I; intubate COVID collaborators. Wong DJN, et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jan;76(1):133. doi: 10.1111/anae.15207. Epub 2020 Jul 7. Anaesthesia. 2021. PMID: 32638356 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study.
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