Lack of SARS transmission among public hospital workers, Vietnam.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Vietnam was amplified by nosocomial spread within hospital A, but no transmission was reported in hospital B, the second of two designated SARS hospitals. Our study documents lack of SARS-associated coronavirus transmission to hospital B workers, despite variable infection control measures and the use of personal protective equipment.
Le
Dang Ha
DH
Institute for Clinical Research in Tropical Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bloom
Sharon A
SA
Nguyen
Quang Hien
QH
Maloney
Susan A
SA
Le
Quynh Mai
QM
Leitmeyer
Katrin C
KC
Bach
Huy Anh
HA
Reynolds
Mary G
MG
Montgomery
Joel M
JM
Comer
James A
JA
Horby
Peter W
PW
Plant
Aileen J
AJ
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008397:Masks; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology