Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: The Toronto experience

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-54

  Tang, Patrick ^a,b   Louie, Marie ^a,b   Richardson, Susan E ^a,c   Smieja, Marek ^d,e   Simor, Andrew E ^a,b   Jamieson, Frances ^a,f   Fearon, Margaret ^a,f   Poutanen, Susan M ^a,g   Mazzulli, Tony ^a,g   Tellier, Raymond ^a,c   Mahony, James ^d,e   Loeb, Mark ^d   Petrich, Astrid ^d,e   Chernesky, Max ^d,e   McGeer, Allison ^a,g   Low, Donald E ^a,g   Phillips, Elizabeth ^a,b   Jones, Steven ^h   Bastien, Nathalie ^h   Li, Yan ^h   Dick, Daryl ^h   Grolla, Allen ^h   Fernando, Lisa ^h   Booth, Timothy F ^h   Henry, Bonnie ⁱ   Rachlis, Anita R ^a,b   Matukas, Larissa M ^a,b   Rose, David B ^j   Lovinsky, Reena ^j   Walmsley, Sharon ^a,k   Gold, Wayne L ^a,g,k   Krajden, Sigmund ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^j SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^l ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EXPERIENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STANDARD; THROAT CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 9144232872     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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