Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore.
Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%). Occupation of the index case was the factor that most influenced household transmission (adjusted hazard ratio for healthcare workers 0.157; 95% confidence interval 0.042 to 0.588).
Goh
Denise Li-Meng
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Department of Pediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore. paegohlm@nus.edu.sg
Lee
Bee Wah
BW
Chia
Kee Seng
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Heng
Bee Hoon
BH
Chen
Mark
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Ma
Stefan
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Tan
Chorh Chuan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors