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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hsieh, Ying-Hen ; Chen, Cathy W.S. ; Hsu, Sze-Bi
Hsieh, Ying-Hen ; Chen, Cathy W.S. ; Hsu, Sze-Bi Less -
Description:
We studied the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan, using the daily case-reporting data from May 5 to June 4 to learn how it had spread so rapidly. Our results indicate that most SARS-infected persons had symptoms and were admitted before their infections were reclassified as probable cases. This finding could indicate efficient admission, slow reclassification process, or both. The high percentage of nosocomial infections in Taiwan suggests that infection from hospitalized patients with suspected, but not yet classified, cases is a major factor in the spread of disease. Delays in reclassification also contributed to the problem. Because accurate diagnostic testing for SARS is currently lacking, intervention measures aimed at more efficient diagnosis, isolation of suspected SARS patients, and reclassification procedures could greatly reduce the number of infections in future outbreaks.
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Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Effective Reproductive Number
Epidemiology
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Models, Biological
Nosocomial Infections
Prevention And Control
Quarantine And Isolation
Research
SARS-CoV
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Taiwan
Theoretical Model
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):201-206.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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