Detection of SARS Coronavirus RNA in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2108-2109

  Hung, Emily C W ^a   Chim, Stephen S C ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a   Tong, Yu K ^a   Ng, Enders K O ^a   Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Leung, Chi Bon ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Tam, John S ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEIZURE; SEROCONVERSION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 0344945638     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.025437     Document Type: Letter

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