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SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers
Of 193 emergency department workers exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 9 (4.7%) were infected. Pneumonia developed in six workers, and assays showed anti-SARS immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG. The other three workers were IgM-positive and had lower IgG titers; in two, mild illness dev...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15207066 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1006.030972 |
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author | Chang, Wei-Tien Kao, Chuan-Liang Chung, Ming-Yi Chen, Shyr-Chyr Lin, Shou-Ju Chiang, Wen-Chu Chen, Shey-Ying Su, Chan-Ping Hsueh, Po-Ren Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, Pei-Jer Yang, Pan-Chyr |
author_facet | Chang, Wei-Tien Kao, Chuan-Liang Chung, Ming-Yi Chen, Shyr-Chyr Lin, Shou-Ju Chiang, Wen-Chu Chen, Shey-Ying Su, Chan-Ping Hsueh, Po-Ren Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, Pei-Jer Yang, Pan-Chyr |
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description | Of 193 emergency department workers exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 9 (4.7%) were infected. Pneumonia developed in six workers, and assays showed anti-SARS immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG. The other three workers were IgM-positive and had lower IgG titers; in two, mild illness developed, and one remained asymptomatic. |
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spelling | pubmed-33231602012-04-17 SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers Chang, Wei-Tien Kao, Chuan-Liang Chung, Ming-Yi Chen, Shyr-Chyr Lin, Shou-Ju Chiang, Wen-Chu Chen, Shey-Ying Su, Chan-Ping Hsueh, Po-Ren Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, Pei-Jer Yang, Pan-Chyr Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Of 193 emergency department workers exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 9 (4.7%) were infected. Pneumonia developed in six workers, and assays showed anti-SARS immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG. The other three workers were IgM-positive and had lower IgG titers; in two, mild illness developed, and one remained asymptomatic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3323160/ /pubmed/15207066 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1006.030972 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Dispatch Chang, Wei-Tien Kao, Chuan-Liang Chung, Ming-Yi Chen, Shyr-Chyr Lin, Shou-Ju Chiang, Wen-Chu Chen, Shey-Ying Su, Chan-Ping Hsueh, Po-Ren Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, Pei-Jer Yang, Pan-Chyr SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title | SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title_full | SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title_fullStr | SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title_full_unstemmed | SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title_short | SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers |
title_sort | sars exposure and emergency department workers |
topic | Dispatch |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15207066 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1006.030972 |
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