title: SARS exposure and emergency department workers.
abstract: Of 193 emergency department workers exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 9 (4.7%) were infected. Pneumonia developed in six workers, and assays showed anti-SARS immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG. The other three workers were IgM-positive and had lower IgG titers; in two, mild illness developed, and one remained asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. hsporen@ha.mc.ntu.edu
authors.forename: Wei-Tien
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chuan-Liang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Ming-Ya
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Shyr-Chyr
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shou-Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wen-Chu
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Shey-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chan-Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Wen-Jone
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-Jer
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pan-Chyr
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012367:RNA, Viral