Epidemiologic study and containment of a nosocomial outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in a medical center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 466-472

  Liu, Jien Wei ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a   Yang, Kuender D ^a   Lin, Meng Chih ^a   Wu, Chao Chien ^a   Bloland, Peter B ^c   Park, Sarah Y ^c   Wong, William ^c   Tsao, Kuo Chien ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b   Chen, Chao Long ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 33744788868     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504501     Document Type: Article

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