Measures to prevent healtcare workers from contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome during high-risk surgical procedures

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-133

  Wong, S F ^a   Chow, K M ^a   Shek, C C ^a   Leung, Y P ^a   Chiu, A ^a   Lam, P W Y ^a   Ho, L C ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FILTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642319052     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1068-2     Document Type: Article

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