Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus, secondary, household, Transmission, attack rate
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).
Denise Li Meng Goh, Bee Wah Lee, Kee Seng Chia, Bee Hoon Heng, Mark Chen, Stefan Ma, Chorh Chuan Tan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine