Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore.

Denise Li-MengGoh; Bee WahLee; Kee SengChia; Bee HoonHeng; MarkChen; StefanMa; Chorh ChuanTan; (2004) Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore. Emerging infectious diseases, 10 (2). pp. 232-234. ISSN 1080-6040 DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030676

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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).

Item Type	Article
Keywords	Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Contact Tracing, Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient, Family Characteristics, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/epidemiology/*transmission, Singapore/epidemiology, Time Factors, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Contact Tracing, Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient, Family Characteristics, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, epidemiology, transmission, Singapore, epidemiology, Time Factors
ISI	188867700013