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cord-311795-kvv3fx2n	Barratt, Ruth	Clinician perceptions of respiratory infection risk; a rationale for research into mask use in routine practice	2019-08-31		.txt	text/plain	5295	235	41	An important area of infection prevention and control (IPC) is the optimal use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers (HCWs), including masks for protection against respiratory pathogens. An important area of infection prevention and control (IPC) is the optimal use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers (HCWs), including masks for protection against respiratory pathogens. Respiratory infectious diseases are transmitted via contact, droplet and/or airborne modes, necessitating healthcare worker (HCW) use of surgical masks or respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE) together with appropriate hand hygiene. During periods of high-risk for respiratory infectious disease, such as the annual influenza season or a novel influenza pandemic, health departments have, and may, encourage or mandate the use of a protective respiratory mask by the general public to minimise the transmission from symptomatic people to others [49] .	./cache/cord-311795-kvv3fx2n.txt	./txt/cord-311795-kvv3fx2n.txt