Testing and masking policies and hospital-onset respiratory viral infections
JAMA Network Open
About The Study:
In this study, stopping universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing was associated with a significant increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections relative to community infections. Restarting the masking of health care workers was associated with a significant decrease.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Theodore R. Pak, MD, PhD, email tpak@mgh.harvard.edu.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48063)
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