| Surgical face masks worn by patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: impact on infectivity of air on a hospital ward. | |
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PMID: 22323300 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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RATIONALE: Drug-resistant tuberculosis transmission in hospitals threatens staff and patient health. Surgical face masks used by patients with tuberculosis (TB) are believed to reduce transmission but have not been rigorously tested. OBJECTIVES: We sought to quantify the efficacy of surgical face masks when worn by patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). METHODS: Over 3 months, 17 patients with pulmonary MDR-TB occupied an MDR-TB ward in South Africa and wore face masks on alternate days. Ward air was exhausted to two identical chambers, each housing 90 pathogen-free guinea pigs that breathed ward air either when patients wore surgical face masks (intervention group) or when patients did not wear masks (control group). Efficacy was based on differences in guinea pig infections in each chamber. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Sixty-nine of 90 control guinea pigs (76.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 68-85%) became infected, compared with 36 of 90 intervention guinea pigs (40%; 95% CI, 31-51%), representing a 56% (95% CI, 33-70.5%) decreased risk of TB transmission when patients used masks. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical face masks on patients with MDR-TB significantly reduced transmission and offer an adjunct measure for reducing TB transmission from infectious patients. |
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Authors:
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Ashwin S Dharmadhikari; Matsie Mphahlele; Anton Stoltz; Kobus Venter; Rirhandzu Mathebula; Thabiso Masotla; Willem Lubbe; Marcello Pagano; Melvin First; Paul A Jensen; Martie van der Walt; Edward A Nardell |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2012-02-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Volume: 185 ISSN: 1535-4970 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. Publication Date: 2012 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-05-16 Completed Date: 2012-07-27 Revised Date: 2013-06-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9421642 Medline TA: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1104-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Room 3A03, Boston, MA 02115, USA. adharmadhikari@partners.org |
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Adult Animals Female Guinea Pigs Humans Infection Control / instrumentation* Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control Male Masks* Middle Aged Prospective Studies Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / prevention & control*, transmission Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / prevention & control*, transmission |
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K23 AI084548/AI/NIAID NIH HHS |
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 May 15;185(10):1041-3
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