Precautions in ophthalmic practice in a hospital with a major acute SARS outbreak: An experience from Hong Kong

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-289

  Chan, W M ^a,b   Liu, D T L ^a   Chan, P K S ^a   Chong, K K L ^a   Yuen, K S C ^a   Chiu, T Y H ^a   Tam, B S M ^a   Ng, J S K ^a,b   Lam, Dennis S C ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute SARS outbreak; Avian influenza A (H5N1) outbreak; Hong Kong; Infection control measures; Ophthalmic practice precautions

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; INOSITOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENUCLEATION; EPIDEMIC; EYE DISEASE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SLIT LAMP; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33646268408     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701885     Document Type: Article

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