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Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically

Submitted by J.M. Arasteh on Tue, 29/06/2021 - 21:33

When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a dramatic fall – up to 100% – in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among these staff.

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