Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan
This study found infrequent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus to healthcare workers involved in the care of the first five case-patients in Taiwan, despite a substantial number of unprotected exposures. Nonetheless, given that SARS has been highly transmissible on...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| author | Yee-Chun Chen Pei-Jer Chen Shan-Chwen Chang Chiang-Lian Kao Shiou-Hwa Wang Li-Hua Wang Pan-Chyr Yang |
| author_facet | Yee-Chun Chen Pei-Jer Chen Shan-Chwen Chang Chiang-Lian Kao Shiou-Hwa Wang Li-Hua Wang Pan-Chyr Yang |
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| description | This study found infrequent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus to healthcare workers involved in the care of the first five case-patients in Taiwan, despite a substantial number of unprotected exposures. Nonetheless, given that SARS has been highly transmissible on some occasions, we still recommend strict precautions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43fe430e235d4c5aa9b95889daad538a2022-12-22T00:52:38ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-05-0110589589810.3201/eid1005.030777Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, TaiwanYee-Chun ChenPei-Jer ChenShan-Chwen ChangChiang-Lian KaoShiou-Hwa WangLi-Hua WangPan-Chyr YangThis study found infrequent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus to healthcare workers involved in the care of the first five case-patients in Taiwan, despite a substantial number of unprotected exposures. Nonetheless, given that SARS has been highly transmissible on some occasions, we still recommend strict precautions.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0777_articleInfection-control measuresserologic assaysSARS-CoVTaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Yee-Chun Chen Pei-Jer Chen Shan-Chwen Chang Chiang-Lian Kao Shiou-Hwa Wang Li-Hua Wang Pan-Chyr Yang Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan Emerging Infectious Diseases Infection-control measures serologic assays SARS-CoV Taiwan |
| title | Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan |
| title_full | Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan |
| title_short | Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan |
| title_sort | infection control and sars transmission among healthcare workers taiwan |
| topic | Infection-control measures serologic assays SARS-CoV Taiwan |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0777_article |
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