Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging viral infectious disease. One of the largest outbreaks of SARS to date began in Singapore in March 2003. We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of the index patient and the patient's initial contacts affected with pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2003-06, Vol.9 (6), p.713-717
Hauptverfasser: Hsu, Li-Yang, Lee, Cheng-Chuan, Green, Justin A, Ang, Brenda, Paton, Nicholas I, Lee, Lawrence, Villacian, Jorge S, Lim, Poh-Lian, Earnest, Arul, Leo, Yee-Sin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Case studies
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - prevention & control
coronavirus
Cough - diagnosis
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Development and progression
Dispatch
Female
Fever - diagnosis
Humans
Radiography
SARS
SARS coronavirus
SARS Virus - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology
Singapore
Singapore - epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging viral infectious disease. One of the largest outbreaks of SARS to date began in Singapore in March 2003. We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of the index patient and the patient's initial contacts affected with probable SARS.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0906.030264