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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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Autores principales: Chen, Yee-Chun, Chen, Pei-Jer, Chang, Shan-Chwen, Kao, Chiang-Lian, Wang, Shiou-Hwa, Wang, Li-Hua, Yang, Pan-Chyr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200825
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030777
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author Chen, Yee-Chun
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spelling pubmed-33232372012-04-17 Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan Chen, Yee-Chun Chen, Pei-Jer Chang, Shan-Chwen Kao, Chiang-Lian Wang, Shiou-Hwa Wang, Li-Hua Yang, Pan-Chyr Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3323237/ /pubmed/15200825 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030777 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.
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title Infection Control and SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, Taiwan
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