| Document ID (ISN) | 100091 |
| CIS number |
02-1461 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Isolation and infection control |
| Bibliographic information |
Internet document, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333, USA, 2003. 16p. |
| Internet access |
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ic.htm [in English]
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| Abstract |
A set of interim guidelines published with the aim of reducing the risk if infection by SARS for people occupationally exposed to the disease, in particular in a health care and air travel setting. Individual fact sheets are devoted to the protection of workers in the following areas: health care workers in close contact with SARS patients; cleaners of commercial aircraft following a flight with a passenger with suspected SARS; workers exposed to SARS patients in healthcare and other institutional settings; workers exposed to human remains (bodies) of SARS patients; specific guidelines devoted to aerosol-generating procedures on patients with suspected SARS; laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with SARS. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; USA; infectious diseases; hospitals; aircraft repair and maintenance; health services; pneumonia |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
laboratories; disinfection of equipment; safety guides; face and eye protection; data sheet; aerosols |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Aerospace manufacturing and maintenance industry
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Health care services
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