§Environmental surveys found 9 of 119 samples of inanimate objects (including a bookshelf and bedding in the clean area) to be positive for SARS coronavirus RNA.
§SARS virus is stable in the environment at room temperature for 1~2 days
§Overloaded medical staff may breach preventive procedures and take inadequate precautions.
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環境污染與急診SARS群突發
工作人員在醫療區域全程配戴N-95口罩仍感染SARS
N=5
N=14
N=12
1
Index case
outbreak at a municipal hospital
Chen et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10:782
6個醫療工作人員與SARS病人有密切接觸。六人沒有與SARS病人接觸,
且工作區域不同