Possible SARS Coronavirus Transmission during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-293

  Christian, Michael D ^a,b   Loutfy, Mona ^c   McDonald, L Clifford ^d   Martinez, Kenneth F ^d   Ofner, Mariana ^a,e   Wong, Tom ^a,e   Wallington, Tamara ^a,f   Gold, Wayne L ^a,b   Mederski, Barbara ^c   Green, Karen ^g   Low, Donald E ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^f TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^g MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h University Health Network ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL MASK; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 10744222581     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030700     Document Type: Article

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