Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore
subject: severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus, secondary, household, Transmission, attack rate
description: 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).
creator: Denise Li Meng Goh, Bee Wah Lee, Kee Seng Chia, Bee Hoon Heng, Mark Chen, Stefan Ma, Chorh Chuan Tan
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2004
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030676
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine