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Low prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection among hospital healthcare workers in Hong Kong.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2005; 37(6-7):500-3.SJ

Abstract

We recruited 688 hospital healthcare workers who cared for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and did not develop the disease in the Hong Kong outbreak in 2003. A questionnaire survey was conducted and serum samples were collected for SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) antibody. The high-risk procedures performed and the types of unprotected exposures were recorded for analysis. Only 1 asymptomatic nurse had positive serological test. The result demonstrates the low rate of subclinical SARS-CoV infection in hospital healthcare workers and that the infection control practice against SARS in Hong Kong's hospitals during the outbreak was highly effective.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Lai TS
Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. laist@ha.org.hk
Keung Ng T
No affiliation info available
Seto WH
No affiliation info available
Yam L
No affiliation info available
Law KI
No affiliation info available
Chan J
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Antibodies, ViralDisease OutbreaksHealth PersonnelHong KongHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16012012

Citation

Lai, Thomas Sik To, et al. "Low Prevalence of Subclinical Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus Infection Among Hospital Healthcare Workers in Hong Kong." Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 37, no. 6-7, 2005, pp. 500-3.
Lai TS, Keung Ng T, Seto WH, et al. Low prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection among hospital healthcare workers in Hong Kong. Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(6-7):500-3.
Lai, T. S., Keung Ng, T., Seto, W. H., Yam, L., Law, K. I., & Chan, J. (2005). Low prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection among hospital healthcare workers in Hong Kong. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 37(6-7), 500-3.
Lai TS, et al. Low Prevalence of Subclinical Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus Infection Among Hospital Healthcare Workers in Hong Kong. Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(6-7):500-3. PubMed PMID: 16012012.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Low prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection among hospital healthcare workers in Hong Kong. AU - Lai,Thomas Sik To, AU - Keung Ng,Tak, AU - Seto,Wing Hong, AU - Yam,Loretta, AU - Law,Kin Ip, AU - Chan,Jane, PY - 2005/7/14/pubmed PY - 2005/9/13/medline PY - 2005/7/14/entrez SP - 500 EP - 3 JF - Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases JO - Scand J Infect Dis VL - 37 IS - 6-7 N2 - We recruited 688 hospital healthcare workers who cared for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and did not develop the disease in the Hong Kong outbreak in 2003. A questionnaire survey was conducted and serum samples were collected for SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) antibody. The high-risk procedures performed and the types of unprotected exposures were recorded for analysis. Only 1 asymptomatic nurse had positive serological test. The result demonstrates the low rate of subclinical SARS-CoV infection in hospital healthcare workers and that the infection control practice against SARS in Hong Kong's hospitals during the outbreak was highly effective. SN - 0036-5548 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16012012/Low_prevalence_of_subclinical_severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_associated_coronavirus_infection_among_hospital_healthcare_workers_in_Hong_Kong_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -