Background : Personal protective equipment (PPE) use is required when caring for COVID-19 patients. Proper mask fitting is essential in prevention of infectious agent transmission at hospital setting. Methods and Results : We describe three cases of health care professionals (HCP) in a COVID-19 designated ward with positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results, and were found to have improperly fitted masks. Conclusion : These cases of improperly fitting masks in HCP may have contributed to their eventual COVID-19 infection. These cases raise the important issue of PPE fitting. Abbreviations: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Health Care Professional (HCP), Real-time PCR (RT-PCR).
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, equipment, Transmission, Testing, N95, facemask, personal protection equipment (PPE),
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, equipment, Transmission, Testing, N95, facemask, personal protection equipment (PPE),