Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-292

  Varia, Monali ^a   Wilson, Samantha ^a   Sarwal, Shelly ^a   McGeer, Allison ^b   Gournis, Effie ^c   Galanis, Eleni ^a   Henry, Bonnie ^c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0042324646     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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