Counterfeit filtering facepiece respirators are posing an additional risk to health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jul;48(7):853-854. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.04.020. Epub 2020 Apr 29.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Filtration
  • Fraud*
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Masks / ethics
  • Masks / supply & distribution*
  • Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Respiratory Protective Devices / ethics
  • Respiratory Protective Devices / supply & distribution*
  • Risk
  • SARS-CoV-2