title: Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore. paegohlm@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: Denise Li-Meng
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Bee Wah
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kee Seng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: Bee Hoon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Chorh Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: 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