Facemasks, Hand Hygiene, and Influenza among Young Adults: A Randomized Intervention Trial
Facemasks, Hand Hygiene, and Influenza among Young Adults: A Randomized Intervention Trial
Limited vaccine availability and the potential for resistance to antiviral medications have led to calls for establishing the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical measures for mitigating pandemic influenza. Our objective was to examine if the use of face masks and hand hygiene reduced rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) and laboratory-confirmed influenza in …