Clinical management and infection control of SARS: Lessons learned

Antiviral Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-419

  Cheng, Vincent C C ^a   Chan, Jasper F W ^a,b   To, Kelvin K W ^a,b   Yuen, K Y ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Middle East respiratory syndrome; Nosocomial infection; SARS; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON; LOPINAVIR; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; RITONAVIR;

CHINA; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYMPOSIUM; CROSS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CORONAVIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; SARS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE EAST; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 84885334526     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: 18729096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.08.016     Document Type: Review

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