title: Surgical mask versus N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Are surgical masks inferior to N95 respirators in reducing influenza infection in health care workers?
  
  
  METHODS
  Loeb M, Dafoe N, Mahony J, et al. Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial. JAMA 2009;302:1865-71.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of N95 respirators compared to standard surgical masks in reducing influenza infection in health care workers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. damonatrie@gmail.com
authors.forename: Damon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atrie
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worster