Prevalence of subclinical infection and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a residential care home for the elderly

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Heung, L C L ^a   Li, T ^a   Mak, S K ^a   Chan, W M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aged; Disease transmission; Homes for the aged; Seroepidemiologic studies; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CONTACT TRACING; CORONAVIRUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33745250105     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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