Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Lessons from Singapore
Open Access
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (10), 1294-1298
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030388
Abstract
An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in Singapore in March 2003. To illustrate the problems in diagnosing and containing SARS in the hospital, we describe a case series and highlight changes in triage and infection control practices that resulted. By implementing these changes, we have stopped the nosocomial transmission of the virus.Keywords
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