Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2004 May 25

PMID 15156481

Citations 121

Authors

Michael D Christian

Susan M Poutanen

Mona R Loutfy

Matthew P Muller

Donald E Low

Affiliations

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Abstract

The first cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in China in November 2002. The agent causing this illness has been identified as a novel coronavirus, SARS-coronavirus. Since its introduction <1 year ago, this virus has infected 8098 people in 26 countries, killing 774 of them. We present an overview of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of SARS based on the current state of knowledge derived from published studies and our own personal experience.

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