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Article: The epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the 2003 Hong Kong epidemic: An analysis of all 1755 patients

TitleThe epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the 2003 Hong Kong epidemic: An analysis of all 1755 patients
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Issue Date2004
PublisherAmerican College of Physicians. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annals.org
Citation
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2004, v. 141 n. 9, p. 662-673 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: As yet, no one has written a comprehensive epidemiologic account of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak from an affected country. Objective: To provide a comprehensive epidemiologic account of a SARS outbreak from an affected territory. Design: Epidemiologic analysis. Setting: The 2003 Hong Kong SARS outbreak. Participants: All 1755 cases and 302 deaths. Measurements: Sociodemographic characteristics; infection clusters by time, occupation, setting, and workplace; and geospatial relationships were determined. The mean and variance in the time from infection to onset (incubation period) were estimated in a small group of patients with known exposure. The mean and variance in time from onset to admission, from admission to discharge, or from admission to death were calculated. Logistic regression was used to identify important predictors of case fatality. Results: 49.3% of patients were infected in clinics, hospitals, or elderly or nursing homes, and the Amoy Gardens cluster accounted for 18.8% of cases. The ratio of women to men among infected individuals was 5:4. Health care workers accounted for 23.1% of all reported cases. The estimated mean incubation period was 4.6 days (95% CI, 3.8 to 5.8 days). Mean time from symptom onset to hospitalization varied between 2 and 8 days, decreasing over the course of the epidemic. Mean time from onset to death was 23.7 days (CI, 22.0 to 25.3 days), and mean time from onset to discharge was 26.5 days (CI, 25.8 to 27.2 days). Increasing age, male sex, atypical presenting symptoms, presence of comorbid conditions, and high lactate dehydrogenase level on admission were associated with a greater risk for death. Limitations: Estimates of the incubation period relied on statistical assumptions because few patients had known exposure times. Temporal changes in case management as the epidemic progressed, unavailable treatment information, and several potentially important factors that could not be thoroughly analyzed because of the limited sample size complicate interpretation of factors related to case fatality. Conclusions: This analysis of the complete data on the 2003 SARS epidemic in Hong Kong has revealed key epidemiologic features of the epidemic as it evolved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86633
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, GM-
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJ-
dc.contributor.authorHo, LM-
dc.contributor.authorChau, YK-
dc.contributor.authorWong, OL-
dc.contributor.authorThach, TQ-
dc.contributor.authorGhani, AC-
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, CA-
dc.contributor.authorFraser, C-
dc.contributor.authorRiley, S-
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, NM-
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, RM-
dc.contributor.authorTsang, T-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, PY-
dc.contributor.authorWong, V-
dc.contributor.authorChan, JCK-
dc.contributor.authorTsui, E-
dc.contributor.authorLo, SV-
dc.contributor.authorLam, TH-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:19:26Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:19:26Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of Internal Medicine, 2004, v. 141 n. 9, p. 662-673-
dc.identifier.issn0003-4819-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86633-
dc.description.abstractBackground: As yet, no one has written a comprehensive epidemiologic account of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak from an affected country. Objective: To provide a comprehensive epidemiologic account of a SARS outbreak from an affected territory. Design: Epidemiologic analysis. Setting: The 2003 Hong Kong SARS outbreak. Participants: All 1755 cases and 302 deaths. Measurements: Sociodemographic characteristics; infection clusters by time, occupation, setting, and workplace; and geospatial relationships were determined. The mean and variance in the time from infection to onset (incubation period) were estimated in a small group of patients with known exposure. The mean and variance in time from onset to admission, from admission to discharge, or from admission to death were calculated. Logistic regression was used to identify important predictors of case fatality. Results: 49.3% of patients were infected in clinics, hospitals, or elderly or nursing homes, and the Amoy Gardens cluster accounted for 18.8% of cases. The ratio of women to men among infected individuals was 5:4. Health care workers accounted for 23.1% of all reported cases. The estimated mean incubation period was 4.6 days (95% CI, 3.8 to 5.8 days). Mean time from symptom onset to hospitalization varied between 2 and 8 days, decreasing over the course of the epidemic. Mean time from onset to death was 23.7 days (CI, 22.0 to 25.3 days), and mean time from onset to discharge was 26.5 days (CI, 25.8 to 27.2 days). Increasing age, male sex, atypical presenting symptoms, presence of comorbid conditions, and high lactate dehydrogenase level on admission were associated with a greater risk for death. Limitations: Estimates of the incubation period relied on statistical assumptions because few patients had known exposure times. Temporal changes in case management as the epidemic progressed, unavailable treatment information, and several potentially important factors that could not be thoroughly analyzed because of the limited sample size complicate interpretation of factors related to case fatality. Conclusions: This analysis of the complete data on the 2003 SARS epidemic in Hong Kong has revealed key epidemiologic features of the epidemic as it evolved.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican College of Physicians. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annals.org-
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Internal Medicine-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshCluster Analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshDemographyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Personnelen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professionalen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratioen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology - transmissionen_HK
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_HK
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_HK
dc.titleThe epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the 2003 Hong Kong epidemic: An analysis of all 1755 patients-
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dc.identifier.emailLeung, GM: gmleung@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailHedley, AJ: hrmrajh@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailHo, LM: lmho@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChau, YK: ykchau@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWong, OL: iolwong@HKUCC.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailThach, TQ: thach@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailRiley, S: sriley@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLo, SV: losv@hkucc.hku.hk-
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