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Article: Assessment of intervention measures for the 2003 SARS epidemic in Taiwan by use of a back-projection method

TitleAssessment of intervention measures for the 2003 SARS epidemic in Taiwan by use of a back-projection method
Authors
Issue Date2007
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/home.html
Citation
Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, v. 28 n. 5, p. 525-530 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVES. To reconstruct the infection curve for the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan and to ascertain the temporal changes in the daily number of infections that occurred during the course of the outbreak. METHOD. Back-projection method. RESULTS. The peaks of the epidemic correspond well with the occurrence of major infection clusters in the hospitals. The overall downward trend of the infection curve after early May corresponds well to the date (May 10) when changes in the review and classification procedure were implemented by the SARS Prevention and Extrication Committee. CONCLUSION. The major infection control measures taken by the Taiwanese government over the course of the SARS epidemic, particularly those regarding infection control in hospitals, played a crucial role in containing the outbreak. © 2007 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82718
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.117
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dc.contributor.authorYip, PSFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHsieh, YHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorXu, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKing, CCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChang, HLen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:32:36Z-
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dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInfection Control And Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, v. 28 n. 5, p. 525-530en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0899-823Xen_HK
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dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES. To reconstruct the infection curve for the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan and to ascertain the temporal changes in the daily number of infections that occurred during the course of the outbreak. METHOD. Back-projection method. RESULTS. The peaks of the epidemic correspond well with the occurrence of major infection clusters in the hospitals. The overall downward trend of the infection curve after early May corresponds well to the date (May 10) when changes in the review and classification procedure were implemented by the SARS Prevention and Extrication Committee. CONCLUSION. The major infection control measures taken by the Taiwanese government over the course of the SARS epidemic, particularly those regarding infection control in hospitals, played a crucial role in containing the outbreak. © 2007 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherUniversity of Chicago Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/home.htmlen_HK
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dc.rightsInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Copyright © University of Chicago Press.en_HK
dc.titleAssessment of intervention measures for the 2003 SARS epidemic in Taiwan by use of a back-projection methoden_HK
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