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National Questionnaire Survey on Managing Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, 2003

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이진수김양수이흥범정숙인김연숙정희진김우주정문현김민자박승철송재훈최상호이상오조용균김은실백제중정선화안주희최영화이선희고철우김성범기현균박영훈손창희장성희
Issue Date
Jun-2004
Publisher
Korean Society of Infectious Diseases; Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy
Keywords
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); Hospital infection control
Citation
Infection and Chemotherapy, v.36, no.3, pp 132 - 138
Pages
7
Indexed
KCICANDI
Journal Title
Infection and Chemotherapy
Volume
36
Number
3
Start Page
132
End Page
138
URI
https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/20713
ISSN
2093-2340
2092-6448
Abstract
Background There was an worldwide outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) originated from China in late 2002. During that period three cases of suspected SARS and 17 cases of probable SARS were reported in Korea. With the concerns about the reemergence of SARS-coV transmission, it is important to be prepared for any possibility. So, this study is aimed to analysis the past measures in managing SARS and propose the amendatory plans to improve the preparedness. Materials & Methods Questionnaires were collected among clinicians with any experience in managing the probable or suspected SARS cases in Oct. 2003. 17 out of 22 hospitals responded to the questionnaire. The contents in the questionnaire were practical activities, personal equipments, response plans, isolation facilities in emergency centers, outpatient clinics, general wards and intensive care units, and relationship with the public health department. Results The dedicated isolation rooms in emergency centers, outpatient clinics, general wards, and intensive care units were prepared in 9 (9/17, 52.9%), 5 (5/17, 29.4%), 15 (15/16, 93.7%), and 4 (4/16, 25.0%) hospitals, respectively. Except for one hospital that newly made negative pressure room for SARS, single or multi-bed rooms without airborne infection control were used in all the other hospitals. The personal precaution principles were kept quite well in general wards. Before the designation of SARS hospital by the public health department prior evalution to see if the hospital was suitable for managing SARS was conducted in only 1 (1/12, 8.3%) hospital. The results of laboratory diagnosis were reported back in 1 (1/15, 6.6%) hospital. Conclusions The isolation facilities which can control airborne infection were almost deficient not only for SARS but also for other respiratory transmissible diseases. For the infection control of transmissible diseases including SARS, more investment is needed on medical facilities and comprehensive support from the public health department required.
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