Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

Goh, Denise Li-Meng; Lee, Bee Wah; Chia, Kee Seng; Heng, Bee Hoon; Chen, Mark; Ma, Stefan; Tan, Chorh Chuan

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Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

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Feb 2004
By Goh, Denise Li-Meng ; Lee, Bee Wah ; Chia, Kee Seng ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Goh, Denise Li-Meng ; Lee, Bee Wah ; Chia, Kee Seng ; Heng, Bee Hoon ; Chen, Mark ; Ma, Stefan ; Tan, Chorh Chuan
Description:

Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%). Occupation of the index case was the factor that most influenced household transmission (adjusted hazard ratio for healthcare workers 0.157; 95% confidence interval 0.042 to 0.588).
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Adolescent Adult Aged Attack Rate Contact Tracing Coronavirus Dispatch Family Characteristics Female Health Personnel Household Humans Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Secondary Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Singapore Time Factors Transmission
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):232-234.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

10
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:bf574bfda3049d767e0ce74e42b5137be03c7da5f687349215e98103860b6fa7
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14475/cdc_14475_DS1.pdf
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