Control Measures for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

Control Measures for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

As of April 14, 2003, Taiwan had had 23 probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), all imported. Taiwan isolated these first 23 patients with probable SARS in negative-pressure rooms; extensive personal protective equipment was used for healthcare workers and visitors. For the first...

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Main Authors: Shiing-Jer Twu, Tzay-Jinn Chen, Chien-Jen Chen, Sonja J. Olsen, Long-Teng Lee, Tamara Fisk, Kwo-Hsiung Hsu, Shan-Chwen Chang, Kow-Tong Chen, I-Hsin Chiang, Yi-Chun Wu, Jiunn-Shyan Wu, Scott F. Dowell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dispatch
pneumonia
prevention
SARS
Taiwan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/03-0283_article

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