Microbiologic characteristics, serologic responses, and clinical manifestations in severe acute respiratory syndrome, Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1163-1167

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Hsiao, Cheng Hsiang ^a   Yeh, Shiou Hwei ^b   Wang, Wei Kung ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^a   Wang, Jin Town ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Kao, Chuan Liang ^a,c   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a,c   Chen, Ding Shinn ^d   Lee, Yuan Teh ^d   Teng, Che Ming ^d   Ho, Hong Nerng ^d   Chang, Ming Fu ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NUCLEIC ACID; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CORONAVIRUS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCYTOPENIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIGOR; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEROCONVERSION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TAIWAN; VERO CELL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84983719141     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0909.030367     Document Type: Article

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