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SUBMITTER: Lee MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5081306 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Moo-Song MS Kim Hwa Jung HJ
Epidemiology and health 20160720
In April 2011 a tertiary hospital located in Seoul, Korea reported several cases of severe respiratory distress of unknown origin in young adults. To find the route of transmission, causative agent and patient risk factors of the outbreak, an investigation of the epidemic was initiated. A hospital based case-control study was conducted to indicate that humidifier detergent use was the cause of the outbreak. This information led the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea issued an order that hum ...[more]