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

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

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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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