Positive rate of serum SARS-CoV immunoglobulin G antibody among healthcare workers

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-156

  Wang, Fu Der ^a,b,c   Chen, Yin Yin ^b,c   Lee, Yuan Ming ^b,c   Chan, Yu Jiun ^b,c   Chen, Te Li ^a,b,c   Lue, Jia Fong ^b   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a,c   Lee, Chen Hsen ^b,c  

^a Section of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SARS CORONAVIRUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847108517     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600951226     Document Type: Article

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