Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%). Occupation of the index case was the factor that most influenced household transmission (adjusted hazard ratio for healthcare workers 0.1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goh, Denise Li-Meng, Lee, Bee Wah, Chia, Kee Seng, Heng, Bee Hoon, Chen, Mark, Ma, Stefan, Tan, Chorh Chuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15030688
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1002.030676
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Sumario:Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%). Occupation of the index case was the factor that most influenced household transmission (adjusted hazard ratio for healthcare workers 0.157; 95% confidence interval 0.042 to 0.588).

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