A prediction rule for clinical diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 474-479

  Ho, P L ^a   Chau, P H ^a   Yip, P S F ^a   Ooi, G C ^a   Khong, P L ^a   Ho, J C ^a   Wong, P C ^a   Ko, C ^a   Yan, C ^a   Tsang, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coronavirus infection; Diagnosis; Pneumonia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFEPIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 24644475154     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.1076704     Document Type: Article

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