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*
Table 4
Healthcare workers reporting exposure to a laboratory-confirmed SARSa patient according to patient events, healthcare procedures, and concurrent use of personal protective equipment (n = 102)a
| Procedure or patient event | Total HCWs | Without respirator (%) | Without gown, gloves, and eye protection (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coughing |
66 |
27 (40) |
34 (52) |
| Diarrhea |
11 |
4 (36) |
6 (55) |
| Airway manipulation |
5 |
NA |
NA |
| Aerosolized medication |
4 |
1 (25) |
1 (25) |
| Resuscitation |
1 |
NA |
NA |
| Bronchoscopy | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; HCWs, healthcare workers; NA, not available due to incompleteness of reporting.
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