Bacterial Dispersion Associated With Various Patient Face Mask Designs During Simulated Intravitreal Injections

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 223; pp. 178 - 183
• Main Authors: Patel, Samir N., Mahmoudzadeh, Raziyeh, Salabati, Mirataollah, Soares, Rebecca R., Hinkle, John, Hsu, Jason, Garg, Sunir J., Regillo, Carl D., Ho, Allen C., Cohen, Michael N., Khan, M. Ali, Yonekawa, Yoshihiro, Chiang, Allen, Gupta, Omesh P., Kuriyan, Ajay E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adhesives; Adult; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Colony Count, Microbial; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Intravitreal Injections; Laboratories; Male; Masks; Original; Pandemics; Patient Simulation; Patients; Prospective Studies; Speaking; Speech; United States > US

We sought to investigate bacterial dispersion with patient face mask use during simulated intravitreal injections. Prospective cross-sectional study. Fifteen healthy subjects were recruited for this single-center study. Each participant was instructed not to speak for 2 minutes, simulating a “no-tal...