Transmission of SARS to healthcare workers. The experience of a Hong Kong ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 564-569

  Gomersall, Charles D ^a   Joynt, Gavin M ^a   Ho, Oi Man ^a   Ip, Margaret ^a   Yap, Florence ^a   Derrick, James L ^a   Leung, Patricia ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Infection control; Occupational health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; ROOM VENTILATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STANDARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33645096580     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0081-1     Document Type: Article

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