Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–associated Coronavirus Infection

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chan, Paul K.S. ; Ip, Margaret ; Ng, KC ; Chan, Rickjason C. W. ; Wu, Alan ; Lee, Nelson ; Rainer, Timothy H. ; Joynt, Gavin M. ; Sung, Joseph J. Y. ; Tam, John S.
• Description:
  Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection can be asymptomatic is unclear. We examined the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV among 674 healthcare workers from a hospital in which a SARS outbreak had occurred. A total of 353 (52%) experienced mild self-limiting illnesses, and 321 (48%) were asymptomatic throughout the course of these observations. None of these healthcare workers had antibody to SARS CoV, indicating that subclinical or mild infection attributable to SARS-CoV in adults is rare.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Allied Health Personnel Antibodies, Viral Communicable Diseases, Emerging Coronavirus Infections Disease Outbreaks Female Hong Kong Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-To-Professional Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(11):1453-1454.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f3b559d4e5f9c7c5c3bdad182b74e23db278d8922d9fd65411007c9b6b807dc9
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14382/cdc_14382_DS1.pdf
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