Journal article
Risk Factors for SARS Transmission from Patients Requiring Intubation: A Multicentre Investigation in Toronto, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak, SARS-CoV was transmitted in hospitals despite adherence to infection control procedures. Considerable controversy resulted regarding which procedures and behaviours were associated with the greatest risk of SARS-CoV transmission.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify risk factors for transmission of SARS-CoV during intubation from laboratory confirmed SARS patients to HCWs …
Authors
Raboud J; Shigayeva A; McGeer A; Bontovics E; Chapman M; Gravel D; Henry B; Lapinsky S; Loeb M; McDonald LC
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 5, No. 5,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0010717
ISSN
1932-6203