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. 2020 Sep 15:1–2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.465

Table 1.

Types of the AGPs With the Type of PPE Used and Timing of COVID RT-PCR From Initial Exposure

No. of HCWs and Timing of COVID-19 RT-PCR NP Swab From Exposure
Type of AGP (n = 25) PPE Day 1 Day 9 Day 13 Day 15
Exposure to aerosol from VM, nebulizer, or oral suctioning (n = 15) Surgical mask 15 15 13 15
N95 mask 0 0 0 0
Intubation (n = 3) Surgical mask 0 0 0 0
N95 mask 3 0 3 0
Ventilation (n = 7) Surgical mask 4 4 2 4
N95 mask 3 0 3 0

Note. AGP, aerosol-generating procedure; PPE, personal protective equipment; VM, ventimask; NP, nasopharyhgeal swab.

No. of HCWs and day of repeat NPO swab as above. All tested negative at each sampling.