SARS
Clinical outcomes
In this SARS epidemic, which eventually involved 8098 probable cases worldwide, the overall case-fatality ratio has been updated to 9.6%. Significant regional differences were seen. China had the greatest number (5327) of cases, but its case-fatality ratio was reported as being only 7%. Hong Kong came second with 1755 cases, of whom
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- April 8-10
- April 12
- June 6
- August 14
- September 8
- September 24
- References
- 30 Virology
- Discovery of the SARS Virus
- Initial Research
- Coronaviridae
- SARS Co-V
- Genome Sequence
- Antiviral Agents and Vaccines
- Antiviral Drugs
- Vaccines
- Outlook
- References
- Routes of Transmission
- Patient Factors in Transmission
- Asymptomatic Patients
- Symptomatic Patients
- The Unsuspected Patients
- High-Risk Activities
- Transmission during Quarantine
- Introduction
- Global Spread
- Hong Kong
- Other Countries
- Eradication
- Outlook
- Introduction
- International Coordination
- Management of SARS in the post-outbreak period
- National Measures
- Legislation
- Quarantine after Discharge
- Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
- General Measures
- Protective Measures
- Special Settings
- Intensive Care Units
- Intubating a SARS Patient
- Anesthesia
- Triage
- Internet Sources
- After the Outbreak
- Conclusion
- 108 Case Definition
- WHO Case Definition
- Suspect case
- Reclassification of cases
- CDC Case Definition
- 112 Diagnostic Tests
- Introduction
- Laboratory tests
- Virus isolation
- Antibody detection
- Interpretation
- Limitations
- Biosafety considerations
- Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
- Clinical Presentation
- Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
- Histopathology
- Lung Biopsy
- Postmortem Findings
- Discharge and Follow-up
- Psychosocial Issues
- References
- 144 SARS Treatment
- Antibiotic therapy
- Antiviral therapy
- Ribavirin
- Alternative medicine
- Immunomodulatory therapy
- Other immunomodulators
- Assisted ventilation
- Invasive mechanical ventilation
- Clinical outcomes
- Appendix 1
- A standardized treatment protocol for adult SARS in Hong Kong
- Appendix 2
- A treatment regimen for SARS in Guangzhou, China
- References
- 168 Pediatric SARS
- Clinical Manifestation