Seroprevalence of SARS Coronavirus Among Residents Near a Hospital with a Nosocomial Outbreak

Seroprevalence of SARS Coronavirus Among Residents Near a Hospital with a Nosocomial Outbreak

An epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in Taiwan from April to July 2003. A nosocomial outbreak of SARS occurred at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) in May 2003. The purpose of our study was to survey the prevalence of the SARS coronavirus (CoV) in a community...

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Main Authors: Ming-Han Tsai, Tzou-Yien Lin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Pen-Yi Lin, Yhu-Chering Huang, Kuo-Chien Tsao, Chung-Guei Huang, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Meng-Chih Lin, Kao-Pin Hwang, Kuender D. Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
community survey
nosocomial infections
SARS-CoV
seroprevalence
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608602053

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