Objective To analyze the effective measures to intercept the infection chain of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and to study the effective methods for prevention and control.
Methods A total of 17 clinically diagnosed SARS cases, 6 suspect cases and 202 people closely contacted with case were dealt with differently according to appropriate criteria, and 144 medical staff was given timely safety measures.
Results One of seventeenth cases was diagnosed after its death, and the rest were isolated and treated, and among them 1 died, 9 were cured, and 6 were improved obviously. Six suspect cases were separated and treated in hospital, 5 were cured and 1 improved obviously. Among 202 closely contacted people there were no the secondary infected cases, and neither among all the related medical staff and other people.
Conclusion To analyze seriously the infection chain and take effective and feasible interceptive measures are the best approach to prevent and control the spread of SARS and avoid the occurrence of the secondary infected cases.
Citation: SONG Zhengfang,LIU Gang,WU haiyan,WU Xianping,LONG Bo,LI Tianshu,YU Jia,LIN Shihua. The effective measures to intercept the infection chain of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Sichuan province. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2003, 03(2): 144-149. doi: Copy