title: Surgical face masks: an old wives' tale?
authors.affiliation: Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, UK.
authors.forename: Fahad M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-1275
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK.
authors.forename: Mohammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sarwar
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D009873:Operating Rooms