Staff mask contamination on a respiratory admissions unit with COVID-19 patients

A. Fouda (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), A. Abouzaid (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), D. Cristea-Nicoara (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), G. Woltmann (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), C. W Holmes (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), J. W Tang (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Occupational COVID-19 and respiratory infections
Session: Occupational COVID-19 and respiratory infections
Session type: E-poster
Number: 3178

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