Rapid review: use of community-wide surgical masks and acute respiratory infections

• Main Authors: Dalia Stern (Author), Nancy López-Olmedo (Author), Carolina Pérez-Ferrer (Author), Romina González-Morales (Author), Francisco Canto-Osorio (Author), Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the effectiveness of using surgical masks in community settings to reduce the probability of infection by SARS-CoV-2 or other acute viral respiratory infection, compared to not using surgical masks.   Material and methods: We followed the Cochrane rapid review methodology. The s...