Impact of universal masking in reducing the risk of nosocomial respiratory viruses among people with cancer
Our results suggest that universal face masking is associated with reduced non-SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial RVI, providing further evidence to support the continued use of face masks in healthcare settings to protect the health of immunocompromised patients.
Authors
- N. Esther Babady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-1249)
- Judy Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2174-218X)
- Anoshé Aslam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-3192)
- Tara Mcclure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5859-2091)
- Tania N Bubb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4636-1422)
- Shauna Usiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-7513)
- Mini Kamboj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-6374)
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Cornell University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.144
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center