SARS in Three Categories of Hospital Workers, Hong Kong
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SARS in Three Categories of Hospital Workers, Hong Kong
We analyzed attack rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in three categories of hospital workers (nurses, nonmedical support staff, and other technical or medical staff) in all public hospitals in Hong Kong that had admitted SARS patients. Of 16 such hospitals, 14 had cases. The overall attack rate was 1.20%. Nonmedical support staff had the highest attack rate (2.73%). The odds ra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1008.040041