Hong Kong Med J 2009;15(Suppl 8):S29-33
Super-spreading events of SARS in a hospital setting: who, when, and why?
JJY Sung, I Yu, NS Zhong, K Tsoi
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
1. Factors related to the ward environment/administration were important in nosocomial outbreaks of SARS.
2. With the current threat of avian influenza and other respiratory infections such as tuberculosis, hospital wards have to be re-designed and the daily operation reviewed to minimise environmental factors associated with nosocomial infections.
2. With the current threat of avian influenza and other respiratory infections such as tuberculosis, hospital wards have to be re-designed and the daily operation reviewed to minimise environmental factors associated with nosocomial infections.