Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

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 0.1...

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Main Authors: Denise Li-Meng Goh, Bee Wah Lee, Kee Seng Chia, Bee Hoon Heng, Mark Chen, Stefan Ma, Chorh Chuan Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus
secondary
household
transmission
attack rate
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0676_article
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spelling doaj-b160376734ab4357a786994fd372a3132020-11-25T00:30:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-02-0110223223410.3201/eid1002.030676Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, SingaporeDenise Li-Meng GohBee Wah LeeKee Seng ChiaBee Hoon HengMark ChenStefan MaChorh Chuan TanSecondary 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).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0676_articlesevere acute respiratory syndromecoronavirussecondaryhouseholdtransmissionattack rate
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Mark Chen
Stefan Ma
Chorh Chuan Tan
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Bee Wah Lee
Kee Seng Chia
Bee Hoon Heng
Mark Chen
Stefan Ma
Chorh Chuan Tan
Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
Emerging Infectious Diseases
severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus
secondary
household
transmission
attack rate
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Bee Wah Lee
Kee Seng Chia
Bee Hoon Heng
Mark Chen
Stefan Ma
Chorh Chuan Tan
author_sort Denise Li-Meng Goh
title Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
title_short Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
title_full Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
title_fullStr Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
title_sort secondary household transmission of sars, singapore
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2004-02-01
description 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).
topic severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus
secondary
household
transmission
attack rate
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0676_article
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