id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-276980-k8xi2zvh Koh, David Occupational Health Response to SARS 2005-01-17 .txt text/plain 1120 69 48 detected severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) from throat wash and saliva specimens and suggested that these specimens have advantages over other specimens, including ease of procurement and safety for medical personnel (1) . To the Editor: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), an occupational disease risk for healthcare workers, warrants an occupational health response, as clearly described by Esswein et al. The occupational health audits included site inspections and reviews of work processes of those areas where actual transmission of SARS had occurred and where triage of febrile patients was taking place. Occupational health physicians subsequently served on hospital SARS debriefing committees that reviewed institutional shortcomings and recommended new measures for future outbreaks. Clinical specimens were retrieved, and RT-PCR was performed to specifically amplify a genomic segment of SARS-CoV encompassing the deletion site. Consensus document on the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) ./cache/cord-276980-k8xi2zvh.txt ./txt/cord-276980-k8xi2zvh.txt