Implications of Unrecognized Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) could pose a threat to nurse practitioners (NPs) and other health care providers. Transmission occurs most commonly among close contacts of acutely ill SARS patients, and clinicians have borne the brunt of the infections. The consequences of unrecognized SARS...

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Vydané v:The Nurse practitioner Ročník 28; číslo 11; s. 21 - 31
Hlavní autori: Simmerman, James Mark, Chu, Dachen, Chang, Hang
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01.11.2003
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
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Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Nurse practitioners
Risk Factors
SARS Virus - genetics
SARS Virus - isolation & purification
SARS Virus - pathogenicity
SARS Virus - ultrastructure
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - prevention & control
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - transmission
Viruses
Taiwan
ISSN:0361-1817, 1538-8662
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Shrnutí:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) could pose a threat to nurse practitioners (NPs) and other health care providers. Transmission occurs most commonly among close contacts of acutely ill SARS patients, and clinicians have borne the brunt of the infections. The consequences of unrecognized SARS in the hospital setting are highlighted here using observations from an outbreak at a single hospital in Taiwan that resulted in 117 cases and 20 deaths.
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ISSN:0361-1817
1538-8662
DOI:10.1097/00006205-200311000-00010