Early diagnosis of SARS: Lessons from the Toronto SARS outbreak

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 230-237

  Muller, M P ^a   Richardson, S E ^b   McGeer, A ^a   Dresser, L ^a   Raboud, J ^c   Mazzulli, T ^a   Loeb, M ^d   Louie, M ^d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; SARS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SORE THROAT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33744459997     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0127-x     Document Type: Article

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