Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong.

Respirology

University Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, China.

Published: September 2003

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently recognized and highly contagious pneumonic illness, caused by a novel coronavirus. While developments in diagnostic, clinical and other aspects of SARS research are well underway, there is still great difficulty for frontline clinicians as validated rapid diagnostic tests or effective treatment regimens are lacking. This article attempts to summarize some of the recent developments in this newly recognized condition from the Asia Pacific perspective.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7169088PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00486.xDOI Listing

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