Index Patient and SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

Wong, Raymond S.M.; Hui, David S.

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Index Patient and SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

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Feb 2004
By Wong, Raymond S.M. ; Hui, David S.

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Wong, Raymond S.M. ; Hui, David S.
Description:

During the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, treatment was empiric. We report the case history of the index patient in a hospital outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. The patient recovered after conventional antimicrobial therapy. Further studies are needed to address treatment of SARS, which has high attack and death rates.
Subjects:

Adult Antiviral Agents Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Hong Kong Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional Male Personnel, Hospital Radiography, Thoracic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Treatment
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):339-341.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

10
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:1d4515003816b608c69f33b205f0699b3f4bbd2a7e36ee96c9471452fd8d21c1
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14466/cdc_14466_DS1.pdf
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