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| Proper selection and use of personal protective equipment for healthcare providers in the battle against coronavirus disease 2019 |
| RAO Lin1,2,3，HAN Wendong3,4，LI Hong1,2，CHEN Li3 |
| 1. The International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; 2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai 200030, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), and Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; 4. Biosafety level 3 laboratory, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China |
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Abstract Personal protective equipment (PPE) are essential nosocomial control devices to reduce the risk of occupational infection. At present, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe global concern, causing more than 70 thousand infections and around 27 hundred deaths. In addition, it already infected more than 3 thousand medical staffs, posted new risks and challengers to our healthcare system and medical professionals, especially the ones working in close distance with COVID-19 patients. In this paper, the current standards of PPE, proper use procedures for PPE and special attentions needed to prevent protected exposure are reviewed and discussed.
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Received: 24 February 2020
Published: 25 February 2020
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Corresponding Authors:
CHEN Li
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2020, Vol. 15 
