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cord-331563-4yvfdqbq	Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad	Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis	2013-05-31		.txt	text/plain	5634	312	51	title: Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis BACKGROUND: Currently there is an ongoing debate and limited evidence on the use of masks and respirators for the prevention of respiratory infections in health care workers (HCWs). RESULTS: Uniform recommendations are made by the WHO and the CDC in regards to protecting HCWs against seasonal influenza (a mask for low risk situations and a respirator for high risk situations) and TB (use of a respirator). This study aimed to examine available policies and guidelines around the use of masks and respirator for HCWs, for the prevention of influenza, SARS and TB; and to describe areas of consistency and inconsistency between guidelines, as well as gaps, with reference to the WHO and the CDC guidelines. Health care organizations and countries have different policies and guidelines around mask and respirator use for influenza, SARS and TB.	./cache/cord-331563-4yvfdqbq.txt	./txt/cord-331563-4yvfdqbq.txt