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 probabl...
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| author | Li-Yang Hsu Cheng-Chuan Lee Justin A. Green Brenda Ang Nicholas I. Paton Lawrence Lee Jorge S. Villacian Poh-Lian Lim Arul Earnest Yee-Sin Leo |
| author_facet | Li-Yang Hsu Cheng-Chuan Lee Justin A. Green Brenda Ang Nicholas I. Paton Lawrence Lee Jorge S. Villacian Poh-Lian Lim Arul Earnest Yee-Sin Leo |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b3b85a1104242d08931eaf23965b14b2022-12-22T00:15:38ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-06-019671371710.3201/eid0906.030264Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial ContactsLi-Yang HsuCheng-Chuan LeeJustin A. GreenBrenda AngNicholas I. PatonLawrence LeeJorge S. VillacianPoh-Lian LimArul EarnestYee-Sin LeoSevere 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/03-0264_articlecoronavirusdispatchSARSSevere acute respiratory syndromeSingapore |
| spellingShingle | Li-Yang Hsu Cheng-Chuan Lee Justin A. Green Brenda Ang Nicholas I. Paton Lawrence Lee Jorge S. Villacian Poh-Lian Lim Arul Earnest Yee-Sin Leo Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts Emerging Infectious Diseases coronavirus dispatch SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome Singapore |
| title | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts |
| title_full | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts |
| title_fullStr | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts |
| title_short | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts |
| title_sort | severe acute respiratory syndrome sars in singapore clinical features of index patient and initial contacts |
| topic | coronavirus dispatch SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome Singapore |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/03-0264_article |
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