Lack of SARS transmission among public hospital workers, Vietnam

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作者
Ha, LD
Bloom, SA
Hien, NQ
Maloney, SA
Mai, LQ
Leitmeyer, KC
Anh, BH
Reynolds, IG
Montgomery, JM
Comer, JA
Horby, PW
Plant, AJ
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Immunizat Program, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
[2] Inst Clin Res Trop Med, Hanoi, Vietnam
[3] Bach Mai Hosp, Hanoi, Vietnam
[4] Natl Inst Hyg & Epidemiol, Hanoi, Vietnam
[5] WHO, Communicable Dis Surveillance & Response, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
[6] Hanoi Med Univ, Hanoi, Vietnam
[7] WHO, Communicable Dis Surveillance & Response, Hanoi, Vietnam
[8] Hanoi Med Univ, Hanoi, Vietnam
[9] Curtin Univ Technol, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
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10.3201/eid1002.030707
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Vietnam was amplified by nosocomial spread within hospital A, but no transmission was reported in hospital B, the second of two designated SARS hospitals. Our study documents lack of SARS-associated coronavirus transmission to hospital B workers, despite variable infection control measures and the use of personal protective equipment.
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页码:265 / 268
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