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, 2009 Five years after the first severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, several candidate SARS-coronavirus (CoV) vaccines are at various stages of preclinical and clinical development. Based on the observation that SARSCoV infection is efficiently controlled upon passive transfer of antibodies directed against the spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV ...
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus +1 more
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Journal of Hospital Infection, 2004 Since its emergence in the first months of 2003, the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been characterized by rapid spread among healthcare workers (HCWs). Uncertainty about the route of transmission of the virus suggests the use of respirators that can protect HCWs against both droplet nuclei and droplet transmission, rather than
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Detection of SARS Coronavirus in Patients with Suspected SARS [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) through RNA tests, serologic response, and viral culture. Of 537 specimens from patients in whom SARS was clinically diagnosed, 332 (60%) had SARS-CoV RNA in one or more clinical specimens, compared with 1 (0.3%) of 332 samples from controls.
Chan, KH +9 more
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, 2011 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged in southern China in late 2002. It first spread within Guangdong Province and then to other parts of China. Via air travelers, it quickly reached various countries around the globe, causing several major hospital outbreaks.
Berger, A., Preiser, W.
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2003 Health Sciences Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, Winnipeg, Manitoba Correspondence: Dr LE Nicolle, Health Sciences Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, GG443 – 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9. Telephone 204-787-7029, fax 204-787-4826, e-mail nicolle@cc.umanitoba.ca M of Canada viewed the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
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AWHONN Lifelines, 2004 While severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is increasing in prevalence throughout the world, there had not been a documented case of SARS in pregnancy until early 2003, when a pregnant woman infected with SARS sought care at this New Jersey Hospital in March 2003.
Johanna Gorab +7 more
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Respirology, 2003 The pharmacotherapy for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is controversial and largely anecdotal. Most patients with suspected SARS should initially be treated with potent antibiotics before proceeding to ‘anti‐SARS’ therapy. There is a spectrum of severity and rate of progression in SARS, and the stages of viral replication, inflammatory ...
Kenneth W. Tsang, Nanshan Zhong
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Wang, L.-F. +5 more
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The Impact of the SARS Epidemic on the Utilization of Medical Services: SARS and the Fear of SARS
American Journal of Public Health, 2004 Using interrupted time-series analysis and National Health Insurance data between January 2000 and August 2003, this study assessed the impacts of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic on medical service utilization in Taiwan. At the peak of the SARS epidemic, significant reductions in ambulatory care (23.9%), inpatient care (35.2 ...
Chi-Jeng Hsieh +5 more
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome: ‘SARS’ or ‘not SARS’ [PDF]
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2004 Abstract: Accurate clinical diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) based on the current World Health Organization definition is difficult and at times impossible at the early stage of the disease. Both false positive and false negative cases are commonly encountered and this could have far‐reaching detrimental effects on the patients ...
Albert M. Li +7 more
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