title: Infection control and SARS transmission among healthcare workers, Taiwan.
abstract: This study found infrequent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus to healthcare workers involved in the care of the first five case-patients in Taiwan, despite a substantial number of unprotected exposures. Nonetheless, given that SARS has been highly transmissible on some occasions, we still recommend strict precautions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yee-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-Jer
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shan-Chwen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chiang-Lian
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Shiou-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pan-Chyr
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral