Effectiveness of precautions against droplets and contact in prevention of nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9368, 2003, Pages 1519-1520

  Seto, W H ^a   Tsang, D ^b   Yung, R W H ^c   Ching, T Y ^a   Ng, T K ^d   Ho, M ^e   Ho, L M ^f   Peiris, J S M ^f  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION;

EID: 0037961585     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13168-6     Document Type: Article

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