title: Lack of SARS transmission among public hospital workers, Vietnam.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical Research in Tropical Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Dang Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Quang Hien
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Quynh Mai
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Katrin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Leitmeyer
authors.forename: Huy Anh
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Mary G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Joel M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Comer
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Horby
authors.forename: Aileen J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plant
mesh_terms: 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