Low prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection among hospital healthcare workers in Hong Kong

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 500-503

  Lai, Thomas Sik To ^a   Ng, Tak Keung ^a   Seto, Wing Hong ^b   Yam, Loretta ^c   Law, Kin Ip ^d   Chan, Jane ^e  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEROLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 22844431722     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510033645     Document Type: Article

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