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COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #28: What is the filtration performance of KN95 masks compared to surgical and N95 masks, and how can their use be optimized in hospital settings?

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Khateeb, S
dc.contributor.authorBain, T
dc.contributor.authorBhuiya, AR
dc.contributor.authorMansilla, C
dc.contributor.authorMehta, V
dc.contributor.authorSood, T
dc.contributor.authorWang, Q
dc.contributor.authorSoueidan, S
dc.contributor.authorRintjema, J
dc.contributor.authorWang, A
dc.contributor.authorLavis, JN
dc.contributor.authorWilson, MG
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-30T18:21:23Z
dc.date.available2025-04-30T18:21:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractAn overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about the filtration performance of KN95 masks compared to surgical and N95 masks, and how their use can be optimized in hospital settings in response to a decision-maker’s request.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END) is supported by an investment from the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAl-Khateeb S, Bain T, Bhuiya A, Mansilla C, Mehta V, Sood T, Wang Q, Soueidan S, Rintjema J, Wang A, Lavis JN, Wilson MG. COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #28: What is the filtration performance of KN95 masks compared to surgical and N95 masks, and how can their use be optimized in hospital settings? Hamilton: McMaster Health Forum, 10 January 2022.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/31591
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesREP 28;
dc.subjectfiltrationen_US
dc.subjectKN95en_US
dc.subjectsurgicalen_US
dc.subjectN95en_US
dc.subjectmasksen_US
dc.subjecthospitalen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 rapid evidence profile #28: What is the filtration performance of KN95 masks compared to surgical and N95 masks, and how can their use be optimized in hospital settings?en_US

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