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Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards.
Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jun 15; 38(12):e116-8.CI

Abstract

The seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in cohorts of health care workers (HCWs) with subclinical infection in SARS and non-SARS medical wards was 2.3% (3 of 131 HCWs) and 0% (0 of 192 HCWs), respectively. Rates for clinical SARS-CoV infection among 742 HCWs on these wards were highest among nurses (11.6%) and health care assistants (11.8%), indicating that these occupations are associated with the highest risks for exposure.

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Ip M
Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. margaretip@cuhk.edu.hk
Chan PK
No affiliation info available
Lee N
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Wu A
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Ng TK
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Chan L
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Ng A
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Kwan HM
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Tsang L
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Chu I
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Cheung JL
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Sung JJ
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Tam JS
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MeSH

Antibodies, ViralHealth PersonnelHong KongHospital UnitsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalOccupational ExposureSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSeroepidemiologic StudiesSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15227633

Citation

Ip, Margaret, et al. "Seroprevalence of Antibody to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-associated Coronavirus Among Health Care Workers in SARS and non-SARS Medical Wards." Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, vol. 38, no. 12, 2004, pp. e116-8.
Ip M, Chan PK, Lee N, et al. Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards. Clin Infect Dis. 2004;38(12):e116-8.
Ip, M., Chan, P. K., Lee, N., Wu, A., Ng, T. K., Chan, L., Ng, A., Kwan, H. M., Tsang, L., Chu, I., Cheung, J. L., Sung, J. J., & Tam, J. S. (2004). Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards. Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 38(12), e116-8.
Ip M, et al. Seroprevalence of Antibody to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-associated Coronavirus Among Health Care Workers in SARS and non-SARS Medical Wards. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jun 15;38(12):e116-8. PubMed PMID: 15227633.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards. AU - Ip,Margaret, AU - Chan,Paul K S, AU - Lee,Nelson, AU - Wu,Alan, AU - Ng,Tony K C, AU - Chan,Louis, AU - Ng,Albert, AU - Kwan,H M, AU - Tsang,Lily, AU - Chu,Ida, AU - Cheung,Jo L K, AU - Sung,Joseph J Y, AU - Tam,John S, Y1 - 2004/05/24/ PY - 2003/11/03/received PY - 2004/02/16/accepted PY - 2004/7/1/pubmed PY - 2004/10/1/medline PY - 2004/7/1/entrez SP - e116 EP - 8 JF - Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America JO - Clin Infect Dis VL - 38 IS - 12 N2 - The seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in cohorts of health care workers (HCWs) with subclinical infection in SARS and non-SARS medical wards was 2.3% (3 of 131 HCWs) and 0% (0 of 192 HCWs), respectively. Rates for clinical SARS-CoV infection among 742 HCWs on these wards were highest among nurses (11.6%) and health care assistants (11.8%), indicating that these occupations are associated with the highest risks for exposure. SN - 1537-6591 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15227633/Seroprevalence_of_antibody_to_severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome__SARS__associated_coronavirus_among_health_care_workers_in_SARS_and_non_SARS_medical_wards_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -