Detection of SARS Coronavirus in Patients with Suspected SARS

Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) through RNA tests, serologic response, and viral culture. Of 537 specimens from patients in whom SARS was clinically diagnosed, 332 (60%) had SARS-CoV RNA in one or more clinical specimens, compared w...

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Main Authors: Chan, Kwok H., Poon, Leo L.L.M., Cheng, V.C.C., Guan, Yi, Hung, I.F.N., Kong, James, Yam, Loretta Y.C., Seto, Wing H., Yuen, Kwok Y., Peiris, Joseph S. Malik
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322905/