SARS
Studies add new findings to SARS body of knowledge
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 26th, 2005
Study 1: SARS seroprevalence rate is low in apparently healthy healthcare workers.
"To determine the prevalence of unapparent infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) among healthcare workers, we performed a serosurvey to test for immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibodies to the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) among 1,147 healthcare workers in 3 hospitals that admitted SARS patients in mid-May 2003.
"Among them were 90 healthcare workers with SARS. As a reference group, 709 healthcare workers who worked in 2 hospitals that...
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