Abstract
Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan in 2003 was worsened by hospital infections, we analyzed 229 questionnaires (84.8% of 270 sent) completed by surveyed healthcare workers who cared for patients with SARS in 3 types of hospitals, to identify surveillance problems. Atypical clinical presentation was the most often reported problem, regardless of hospital type, which strongly indicates that more timely syndromic surveillance was needed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 354-357 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases