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Challenges Faced by Hospital Healthcare Workers in Using a Syndrome-Based Surveillance System During the 2003 Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Taiwan
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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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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