Tamara Wallington

TL;DR: This investigation investigated a possible cluster of SARS-CoV infections in healthcare workers who used contact and droplet precautions during attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a SARS patient, and a systematic approach to the problem was outlined.

TL;DR: The transmission of SARS in Toronto was limited primarily to hospitals and to households that had had contact with patients, and community spread was significantly reduced in phase 2 of the outbreak.

TL;DR: This hospital’s response to, and management of, this outbreak is reviewed, including such factors as building preparation and engineering, personnel, departmental workload, policies and documentation, infection control, personal protective equipment, training and education, public health, management and administration, and psychological and psychosocial management and research.

TL;DR: This report describes the outbreak investigation of nosocomial transmission of SARS at Hospital X, which led the Provincial Operations Centre to issue a directive allowing a more relaxed use of infection-control precautions during the beginning of Phase 2 of the outbreak.

TL;DR: Late recognition of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was associated with no known SARS contact, hospitalization before the nosocomial outbreak was recognized, symptom onset while hospitalized, wards with SARS clusters, and postoperative status.