Rapid creation of a temporary isolation ward for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1026-1032

  Fung, Chang Phone ^a   Hsieh, Tsorng Liu ^a   Tan, Kuang Huan ^b   Loh, Chin Hui ^j   Wu, Jiunn Sheng ^b   Li, Chien Chung ^b   Chang, Feng Yee ^c   Siu, L K ^d   Yen, Moh Yun ^e   Wang, Lih Shinn ^f   Wong, Wing Wai ^a   Kao, Wei Fong ^a   Hsu, Jia Hui ^b   Lin, Ting Hsiang ^g   Huang, Fu Yuan ^h   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a,i  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Armed Forces Sung Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^h MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; DISINFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROTECTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; TRAINING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WARD;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; VENTILATION;

EID: 10844247165     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502339     Document Type: Article

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