Cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome among Toronto healthcare workers after implementation of infection control precautions: A case series

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 473-478

  Ofner Agostini, Marianna ^a   Gravel, Denise ^a   McDonald, L Clifford ^f   Lem, Marcus ^a   Sarwal, Shelley ^a   McGeer, Allison ^c   Green, Karen ^c   Vearncombe, Mary ^d   Roth, Virginia ^b   Paton, Shirley ^a   Loeb, Mark ^e   Simor, Andrew ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33744808802     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504363     Document Type: Review

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