Author: Shih, Fuh-Yuan; Yen, Muh-Yong; Wu, Jiunn-Shyan; Chang, Fang-Kuei; Lin, Lih-Wen; Ho, Mei-Shang; Hsiung, Chao A; Su, Ih-Jen; Marx, Melissa A; Sobel, Howard; King, Chwan-Chuen
Title: Challenges faced by hospital healthcare workers in using a syndrome-based surveillance system during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan. Cord-id: xi3x5gf3 Document date: 2007_1_1
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Snippet: Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan in 2003 was worsened by hospital infections, we analyzed 229 questionnaires (84.8% of 270 sent) completed by surveyed healthcare workers who cared for patients with SARS in 3 types of hospitals, to identify surveillance problems. Atypical clinical presentation was the most often reported problem, regardless of hospital type, which strongly indicates that more timely syndromic surveillance was needed.
Document: Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan in 2003 was worsened by hospital infections, we analyzed 229 questionnaires (84.8% of 270 sent) completed by surveyed healthcare workers who cared for patients with SARS in 3 types of hospitals, to identify surveillance problems. Atypical clinical presentation was the most often reported problem, regardless of hospital type, which strongly indicates that more timely syndromic surveillance was needed.
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