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. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2119257.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19257.

Variation of National and International Guidelines on Respiratory Protection for Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gabriel Birgand  1   2 , Nico T Mutters  3 , Jonathan Otter  1 , Vanessa M Eichel  4 , Didier Lepelletier  5 , Daniel J Morgan  6   7 , Jean-Christophe Lucet  8   9
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Variation of National and International Guidelines on Respiratory Protection for Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gabriel Birgand et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This systematic review assesses variation in international and national guidelines on respiratory protection for health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Birgand reported receiving grants from the UK Economic and Social Research Council outside the submitted work. Dr Otter reported receiving personal fees from Gama Healthcare outside the submitted work. Dr Morgan reported receiving grants from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reimbursement for conference speaking or coordination from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and Lown Institute outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Evolution of Recommendations for Respiratory Protection Among Health Care Professionals by Country and Organization
AGP indicates aerosol-generating procedure; CDC, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; MF, medical face mask; WHO, World Health Organization.
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