SARS Transmission among Hospital Workers in Hong Kong

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lau, Joseph T.F. ; Fung, Kitty S. ; Wong, Tze Wai ; Kim, Jean H. ; Wong, Eric ; Chung, Sydney ; Ho, Deborah ; Chan, Louis Y. ; Lui, S.F. ; Cheng, Augustine
• Description:
  Despite infection control measures, breakthrough transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred for many hospital workers in Hong Kong. We conducted a case-control study of 72 hospital workers with SARS and 144 matched controls. Inconsistent use of goggles, gowns, gloves, and caps was associated with a higher risk for SARS infection (unadjusted odds ratio 2.42 to 20.54, p < 0.05). The likelihood of SARS infection was strongly associated with the amount of personal protection equipment perceived to be inadequate, having <2 hours of infection control training, and not understanding infection control procedures. No significant differences existed between the case and control groups in the proportion of workers who performed high-risk procedures, reported minor protection equipment problems, or had social contact with SARS-infected persons. Perceived inadequacy of personal protection equipment supply, infection control training <2 hours, and inconsistent use of personal protection equipment when in contact with SARS patients were significant independent risk factors for SARS infection.
• Subjects:
  Case-Control Studies Contact Tracing Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-To-Professional Multivariate Analysis Personnel, Hospital Protective Clothing Questionnaires Risk Factors Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):280-286.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:63f75654d5b5b1bd5efc38137dd7049e94041beca2f621cfad639875f7cf9446
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14428/cdc_14428_DS1.pdf
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