OBJECTIVES: To reconstruct the infection curve for the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan and to ascertain the temporal changes in the daily number of infections that occurred during the course of the outbreak. METHOD: Back-projection method. RESULTS: The peaks of the epidemic correspond well with the occurrence of major infection clusters in the hospitals. The overall downward trend of the infection curve after early May corresponds well to the date (May 10) when changes in the review and classification procedure were implemented by the SARS Prevention and Extrication Committee. CONCLUSION: The major infection control measures taken by the Taiwanese government over the course of the SARS epidemic, particularly those regarding infection control in hospitals, played a crucial role in containing the outbreak.
OBJECTIVES: To reconstruct the infection curve for the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan and to ascertain the temporal changes in the daily number of infections that occurred during the course of the outbreak. METHOD: Back-projection method. RESULTS: The peaks of the epidemic correspond well with the occurrence of major infection clusters in the hospitals. The overall downward trend of the infection curve after early May corresponds well to the date (May 10) when changes in the review and classification procedure were implemented by the SARS Prevention and Extrication Committee. CONCLUSION: The major infection control measures taken by the Taiwanese government over the course of the SARS epidemic, particularly those regarding infection control in hospitals, played a crucial role in containing the outbreak.
Authors: Jacob Burns; Ani Movsisyan; Jan M Stratil; Renke Lars Biallas; Michaela Coenen; Karl Mf Emmert-Fees; Karin Geffert; Sabine Hoffmann; Olaf Horstick; Michael Laxy; Carmen Klinger; Suzie Kratzer; Tim Litwin; Susan Norris; Lisa M Pfadenhauer; Peter von Philipsborn; Kerstin Sell; Julia Stadelmaier; Ben Verboom; Stephan Voss; Katharina Wabnitz; Eva Rehfuess Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2021-03-25