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. 2023 Jan 30;2023(1):CD006207. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6

Loeb 2022.

Methods Multicentre, randomised, non‐inferiority trial
Participants 1009 healthcare workers who provided direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID‐19.
Conducted in 29 healthcare facilities in Canada, Israel, Pakistan, and Egypt from 4 May 2020 to 29 March 2022.
Interventions Use of medical masks versus fit‐tested N95 respirators for 10 weeks, plus universal masking, which was the policy implemented at each site.
Outcomes The primary outcome was confirmed COVID‐19 on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) test.
Notes Financial support was given by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, World Health Organization, and Juravinski Research Institute.
Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M22-1966