Effectiveness of the use of non-woven face mask to prevent coronavirus infections in the general population: a rapid systematic review. / Eficácia da máscara facial (TNT) na população para a prevenção de infecções por coronavírus: revisão sistemática.
Cien Saude Colet
; 25(9): 3365-3376, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-910838
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
to evaluate the effectiveness of non-woven face masks for the prevention of respiratory infections (MERS CoV, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2) in the population.METHODS:
search in Medline, Embase, Cinahl, The Cochrane Library, Trip databases. Google Scholar, Rayyan and medRxiv were also consulted for complementary results. No filters related to date, language or publication status were applied. Titles and abstracts were screened, and later, full texts were evaluated.RESULTS:
three studies were included a randomized cluster clinical trial and two systematic reviews. The clinical trial indicates a potential benefit of medical masks to control the source of clinical respiratory disease infection. In one of the systematic reviews, it was not possible to establish a conclusive relationship between the use of the mask and protection against respiratory infection. Finally, another systematic review indicated that masks are effective in preventing the spread of respiratory viruses.CONCLUSION:
Evidence points to the potential benefit of standard non-woven face masks. For the current pandemic scenario of COVID-19, education on the appropriate use of masks associated with individual protection measures is recommended.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Masks
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Cien Saude Colet
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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