Asymptomatic SARS Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Workers, Singapore

Annelies Wilder‐Smith, Monica Delia Teleman, Bee Hoon Heng, Arul Earnest, Ai Ee Ling, Yee‐Sin Leo

Emerging infectious diseases · 2005 · 188 citations · 15 references

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We conducted a study among healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) before infection control measures were instituted. Of all exposed HCWs, 7.5% had asymptomatic SARS-positive cases. Asymptomatic SARS was associated with lower SARS antibody titers and higher use of masks when compared to pneumonic SARS.

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