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Volume 10, Number 2—February 2004
THEME ISSUE
2004 SARS Edition
SARS Transmission

Lack of SARS Transmission among Healthcare Workers, United States

Benjamin J. Park*, Angela J. Peck*, Matthew J. Kuehnert*, Claire Newbern*†, Chad Smelser*‡, James A. Comer*, Daniel B. Jernigan*, and L. Clifford McDonald*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ‡New Mexico Department of Health, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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Table 2

Demographic characteristics, occupation, and location of participating HCWs exposed to laboratory-confirmed SARS patients (n = 110)a

Characteristic
n (%)
Median age
41 (range 23–61)
Female gender
82 (75)
Caucasian
81 (74)
Nursing staffb
53 (48)
Techniciansc
23 (21)
Medical staffd
16 (15)
Other occupation
18 (16)
Medical ward
41 (38)
Emergency department
26 (24)
Outpatient clinic
16 (15)
Intensive care unit
7 (6)
Other location 20 (18)

aHCWs, healthcare workers; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.
bNursing staff, registered nurses, licensed practicing nurses, nurses aides, patient care technician.
cTechnicians, respiratory therapist, phlebotomist, radiology technician.
dMedical staff, residents, fellows, attending physician, physician assistants.

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