Personal protective equipment protecting healthcare workers in the Chinese epicenter of COVID-19

Author(s): Yi Zhao , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^# , Wenhua Liang , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^# , Yan Luo , MD ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ^# , Ying Chen , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^# , Peng Liang , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^# , Ran Zhong , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^# , Ailan Chen , MD ¹ ^, ⁵ ^, ^∗∗ , Jianxing He , MD ¹ ^, ² ^, ^∗

Publication date (Electronic): 23 July 2020

Journal: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Publisher: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Keywords: COVID-19, Efficacy, Healthcare Worker, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety

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Abstract

It is important to evaluate the efficacy and safety of personal protective equipment (PPE) protecting healthcare workers in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. We conducted a survey on PPE usage among healthcare workers who completed their healthcare service for COVID-19 patients in Hubei province (the Chinese epicenter of the epidemic). Efficacy and safety information about PPE were collected from 960 participants and summarized in this study.

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Ailan Chen

Jianxing He

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Clin Microbiol Infect

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Microbiol. Infect

Title: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Publisher: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

ISSN (Print): 1198-743X

ISSN (Electronic): 1469-0691

Publication date PMC-release: 23 July 2020

Publication date (Electronic): 23 July 2020

Affiliations

[1 ]The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China

[2 ]State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China

[3 ]Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China

[4 ]State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

[5 ]Hankou Hospital of Wuhan City, Wuhan 430012, China

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[∗ ]Corresponding author. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health; 151 Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China.. drjianxing.he@ 123456gmail.com

[∗∗ ]Corresponding author. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University; Wuhan Hankou Hospital; 151 Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China. . 1228327958@ 123456qq.com

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These authors contributed equally to this article as joint first authors.

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Publisher ID: S1198-743X(20)30437-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.029

PMC ID: 7377698

PubMed ID: 32712241

SO-VID: e0a90890-ce88-45d7-beba-a756b8ca77a9

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Date received : 9 July 2020

Date revision received : 18 July 2020

Date accepted : 18 July 2020

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