Lepelletier Didier, Grandbastien Bruno, Romano-Bertrand Sara, Aho Serge, Chidiac Christian, Géhanno Jean-François, Chauvin Franck
French Society for Hospital Hygiene, France; Bacteriology and Hospital Hygiene Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, FR-44000; High Council for Public Health, French Ministry of Health.
French Society for Hospital Hygiene, France; Infection Prevention and Control Team, Preventive medicine Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011.
J Hosp Infect. 2020 Apr 26;105(3):414-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.036.
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a face mask has become usual and ubiquitous, in both hospitals and community. However, the general public is consuming surgical or filtering face piece (FFP) masks irrespective of their specificity, leading to global supply shortage for the most exposed persons, which are healthcare workers. This underlines the urgent need to clarify the indications of the different categories of mask, in order to rationalize their use. The study herein specifies the French position for the rational use of respiratory protective equipment for healthcare workers.
在新冠疫情背景下,戴口罩在医院和社区都已变得平常且随处可见。然而,普通民众在使用外科口罩或过滤式面罩(FFP)时并不考虑其特定用途,导致最易接触病毒的人群(即医护人员)面临全球供应短缺的情况。这凸显了迫切需要明确不同类型口罩的适用指征,以便合理使用它们。本文的研究明确了法国关于医护人员合理使用呼吸防护设备的立场。