Quantitative Analysis and Prognostic Implication of SARS Coronavirus RNA in the Plasma and Serum of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1976-1980

  Ng, Enders K O ^a   Hui, David S ^a   Chan, K C Allen ^a   Hung, Emily C W ^a   Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Lee, Nelson ^a   Wu, Alan ^a   Chim, Stephen S C ^a   Tong, Yu K ^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

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANK SUM TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

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

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 0345411820     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.024125     Document Type: Article

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