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 | |||||
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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.