Viral loads in clinical specimens and SARS manifestations

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1550-1557

  Hung, I F N ^a   Cheng, V C C ^a   Wu, A K L ^b   Tang, B S F ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Chu, C M ^c   Wong, M M L ^d   Hui, W T ^a   Poon, L L M ^a   Tse, D M W ^d   Chan, K S ^c   Woo, P C Y ^a   Lau, S K P ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 4444220095     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1009.040058     Document Type: Article

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