Evaluation of N95 respirators on fit rate, real-time leakage, and usability among Chinese healthcare workers: study protocol of a randomized crossover trial

• Main Authors: Simon Ching Lam (Author), Aderonke Odetayo (Author), Ignatius Tak Sun Yu (Author), Sony Nai Yeung So (Author), Kin Cheung (Author), Paul Hong Lee (Author), Lorna Kwai Ping Suen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundN95 respirators are used to limit the transmission of respiratory viruses in clinical settings. There are two to three major types of N95 available for all healthcare workers in Hong Kong. However, after the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent shortage of many commonly used respirators...