title: Control measures for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan.
abstract: As of April 14, 2003, Taiwan had had 23 probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 19 of which were imported. Taiwan isolated all 23 patients in negative-pressure rooms; extensive personal protective equipment was used for healthcare workers and visitors. For the first 6 weeks of the SARS outbreak, recognized spread was limited to one healthcare worker and three household contacts.
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shiing-Jer
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Twu
authors.forename: Tzay-Jinn
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chien-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sonja J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Long-Teng
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fisk
authors.forename: Kwo-Hsiung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Shan-Chwen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kow-Tong
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: I-Hsin
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Yi-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jiunn-Shyan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Scott F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dowell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003371:Cough / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods; D011790:Quarantine; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology