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. 2004 Feb;10(2):265-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1002.030707.

Lack of SARS transmission among public hospital workers, Vietnam

Dang Ha Le  1 , Sharon A Bloom, Quang Hien Nguyen, Susan A Maloney, Quynh Mai Le, Katrin C Leitmeyer, Huy Anh Bach, Mary G Reynolds, Joel M Montgomery, James A Comer, Peter W Horby, Aileen J Plant
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Lack of SARS transmission among public hospital workers, Vietnam

Dang Ha Le et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Vietnam was amplified by nosocomial spread within hospital A, but no transmission was reported in hospital B, the second of two designated SARS hospitals. Our study documents lack of SARS-associated coronavirus transmission to hospital B workers, despite variable infection control measures and the use of personal protective equipment.

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Laboratory-confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) by date of admission, in hospital A and hospital B, Vietnam, February–April 2003. The ten case-patients who were transferred from hospital A to hospital B on March 29, 2003, are noted by cross-hatching.
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