The ability of face masks to reduce transmission of microbes.

COVID-19 / prevention & control Humans Masks Pandemics SARS-CoV-2 Staphylococcus aureus
Face masks Personal protective equipment microbial contamination

Journal

Clinical & experimental optometry
ISSN: 1444-0938
Titre abrégé: Clin Exp Optom
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8703442

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2022
Historique:
pubmed: 1 10 2021
medline: 3 3 2022
entrez: 30 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Optometrists have been advised to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined whether face masks were equally protective against transmission of microbes. The aim of the current study was to examine the ability of face masks to reduce transmission of microbes in aerosols and during speech. Different face masks, surgical, medical 3-ply and cloth masks with different layers were used. The masks were tested under the ASTM standard F2101-1 to measure their ability to reduce the transmission of aerosolised All masks reduced the transmission of aerosolised Face masks effectively reduce the transmission of microbes in laboratory tests. Face masks made with seven layers were very effective at stopping transmission of

Sections du résumé

CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Optometrists have been advised to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined whether face masks were equally protective against transmission of microbes.
BACKGROUND
The aim of the current study was to examine the ability of face masks to reduce transmission of microbes in aerosols and during speech.
METHODS
Different face masks, surgical, medical 3-ply and cloth masks with different layers were used. The masks were tested under the ASTM standard F2101-1 to measure their ability to reduce the transmission of aerosolised
RESULTS
All masks reduced the transmission of aerosolised
CONCLUSIONS
Face masks effectively reduce the transmission of microbes in laboratory tests. Face masks made with seven layers were very effective at stopping transmission of

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1971050 PMID: 34592124
pubmed: 34592124
doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1971050
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

214-221

Auteurs

Parthasarathi Kalaiselvan (P)

School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0804-4089

Shyam Sunder Tummanapalli (SS)

School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2114-1422

Ajay Kumar Vijay (A)

School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8248-6379

Prateek Bahl (P)

The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Chandini Raina MacIntyre (CR)

The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Mark D P Willcox (MDP)

School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3842-7563

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