Study	Reason for exclusion
Abrahamson 2006	Uncontrolled study; one type of training only
Alraddadi 2016	No comparision group
Beam 2011	No control group with an active intervention
Beam 2014	Uncontrolled study; only one type of training in donning and doffing studied with video recordings
Beam 2016	Not an empirical study
Beam 2016a	Not an empirical study
Bearman 2007	Trial of universal gloving, not as part of full body PPE
Belkin 1991	Commentary, not a primary study
Belkin 2000	Commentary, not a primary study
Belkin 2005	Description of standards and tests not a primary study
Biddell 2016	Not an empirical study
Borchert 2007	Description of use of PPE in MHF outbreak, not a case control or cohort study
Bosc 2016	Wrong comparator
Buianov 1991	Study compares two types of PPE for highly infectious diseases but does not measure contamination or infection as outcome, only physiological parameters (native speaker assessment AP)
Bunyan 2013	Review not primary study
Butt 2016	Wrong comparator
Casanova 2008	Not a comparative study; only studied one method of doffing
Castle 2009	Outcome only performance with PPE and not infection rate or adherence
Christian 2004	Investigation of cluster of SARS infected HCW; not a case control or cohort study
Chu 2017	Not an empirical study
Chughtai 2013	Overview focusing on mask use only, not part of full body PPE
Clay 2015	Simulation study; military HCWs; no control group
Coates 2000	Outcome performance only not infection rates or adherence
Coca 2015	Wrong type of participants, thermal manikin study
Colebunders 2004	Description of MHF outbreak; not a case control or cohort study
Cooper 2005	Simulation study, but of facial protection only, no full‐body ppe involved
Delaney 2016	No comparision group
Doll 2017	No comparision group
Doshi 2016	No comparision group
Drew 2016	No comparision group
Dunn 2015	Case study of spread of infection in one hospital; used in discussion section
Elcin 2016	No comparision group
Fischer 2015	Not a primary study, literature review
Fogel 2017	Wrong study design
Foote 2017	Wrong intervention
Franklin 2016	Not an emperical study
Gozel 2013	Description of use of PPE among HCW exposed to CCHF; not case‐control or cohort study
Grélot 2015	Measurement of thermal strain, no infection or contamination or compliance measured
Grélot 2016	Measurement of thermal strain, no infection or contamination or compliance measured
Hendler 2000	PPE versus no PPE; outcome performance only
Herlihey 2016	No comparision group
Herlihey 2017	No comparision group
Hersi 2015	Not a primary study, rapid review
Hildwine 2006	Annoucement of breathable virus resistant fabric; not a primary study
Ho 2003	Descriptive study of SARS outbreak and HCWs use of PPE; not a case‐control or cohort study
Ho 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Hon 2008	Evaluation of on‐line PPE training; uncontrolled study, no comparison training
Hormbrey 1996	Description of introduction of new clothing; no infection or adherence outcome
Jaques 2016	Report contains no data
Jeffs 2007	Description of control of MHF outbreak; not a case control or cohort study
Jinadatha 2015	Wrong type of participants, investigation of disinfection on different PPE fabrics and components
Kang 2017	Wrong study design
Kang 2017a	No comparision group
Keane 1977	Description of risk of HCW only; no evaluation of PPE safety
Kerstiens 1999	Desription of Ebola outbreak; not case control or cohort study
Kilinc‐Balci 2016	Not an emperical study
Kilinc‐Balci 2015	Report contains no data
Kim 2015	No control group, HCWs infected with MERS CoV
Ko 2004	Description of risk of EMT staff; no evaluation of PPE safety
Kratz 2017	Report contains no data
Kwon 2017	No comparision group
Lai 2005	Study of SARS IgG prevalence in HCWs who did not become sick, no PPE use measured
Lai 2011	Simulation study of glove removal, no full‐body PPE tested.
Lange 2005	Letter to the editor; not primary study
Lau 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Le 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Lee 2017	Report contains no data
Lindsley 2012	Test respiratory protection only; not part of full‐body PPE
Lindsley 2014	Tests respiratory protection only; not part of full‐body PPE
Liu 2009	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Loeb 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Low 2005	A review of SARS and HCW; not a primary study
Lowe 2014	Description of PPE use only; no adherence or infection outcomes
Lu 2006	Comparison of viral load in patients infected outside and inside hospital; comparison is with no PPE
Luo 2011	Simulation study of one Tyvek® (duPont) suit only, no comparison suit or no comparison doffing method
Ma 2004	Retrospective case‐control study about PPE for SARS, compares consistent versus inconsistent use not two types
Malik 2006	Participants not exposed to highly infectious diseases
Marklund 2002	Description of Ebola patient transportation; not an intervention study
Matanock 2014	Description of risk of infection of HCW compared to general population; no evaluation of PPE
McLaws 2016	Not an emperical study
Mehtar 2015	No control group, two IPC training courses
Minnich 2003	Description of ambulance adaptation for transport of highly infected patients; not evaluation or intervention study
Mollura 2015	Review; EVD within radiology wards and on imaging equipment
Moore 2005	Review not intervention study
Morgan 2009	Review of adverse effects of contact precautions
Mumma 2018	No comparision group
Muyembe‐Tamfum 1999	Description of Ebola outbreak; not case‐control or cohort study
Nikiforuk 2017	wrong patient population
Nishiura 2005	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Northington 2007	No comparison group; only one type of education with follow‐up
Nyenswah 2015	Case study of EVD cluster including HCWs, but insufficient information on PPE to draw any conclusions
Ofner 2003	SARS case series only; no healthy controls; not case control or cohort study
Ofner‐Agostini 2006	SARS case series only; no healthy controls; not case control or cohort study
Ogendo 2008	Eye protection only; not part of full‐body PPE
Ong 2013	No exposure to highly infectious diseases
Park 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Pei 2006	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Phan 2018	Wrong intervention
Phrampus 2016	No comparison group
Quinn 2018	Wrong outcomes
Ragazzoni 2015	No control group, virtual reality simulation training study
Ransjo 1979	No exposure to highly infectious diseases
Reynolds 2006	Case control study evaluating SARS risk in HCWs in Vietnam but no inclusion of PPE use
Rosenberg 2016	Report of another article already included
Russell 2015	No control group, no outcome, before/after summary card
Scales 2003	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Schumacher 2010	Comparison is no PPE; outcome is performance time only
Scott Taylor 2017	Wrong outcomes
Seto 2003	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Shao 2015	Not a primary study, Chinese review
Sorensen 2008	No exposure to highly infectious diseases
Su 2017	No comparision group
Tartari 2015	No control group, infection control readiness checklist (from 45 countries), no outcome
Teleman 2004	Compares consistent versus inconsistent use of PPE, not two different types
Tomas 2015	No comparison used only description of contamination in a simulation study.
Tomas 2016a	Wrong intervention
Torres 2015	Not a primary study, literature review
West 2014	Not a primary study but a commentary
Xi 2016	No comparision group
Yin 2004	Case‐control study of use of PPE for SARS, not comparing two different types of PPE
Zellmer 2015	No control group, checklist for removing PPE
Zhou 2003	Follow‐up of HCWs exposed to SARS and their PPE and protection measures, not comparative study