Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Mark I-Cheng Chen,Angela Lp Chow,Arul Earnest,Hoe Nam Leong,Yee Sin Leo

Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

2006

Mark I-Cheng Chen
Angela Lp Chow
Arul Earnest
Hoe Nam Leong
Yee Sin Leo

Background Only a minority of probable SARS cases caused transmission. We assess if any epidemiological or clinical factors in SARS index patients were associated with increased probability of transmission.

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Pathology
Case-control study
Medical microbiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Logistic regression
Medicine
Epidemiology
L-Lactate dehydrogenase
Patient isolation
Transmission (mechanics)
Univariate analysis
Disease
Epidemiological Factors

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