Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia

We describe a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) whose clinical symptoms were masked by Escherichia coli bacteremia. SARS developed in a cluster of healthcare workers who had contact with this patient. SARS was diagnosed when a chest infiltrate developed and when the patient’s bro...

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Main Authors:	Tan, Thuan Tong, Tan, Ban Hock, Kurup, Asok, Oon, Lynette Lin Ean, Heng, Derrick, Thoe, Su Yun Se, Bai, Xin Lai, Chan, Kwai Peng, Ling, Ai Ee
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322915/

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spelling	pubmed-33229152012-04-17 Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia Tan, Thuan Tong Tan, Ban Hock Kurup, Asok Oon, Lynette Lin Ean Heng, Derrick Thoe, Su Yun Se Bai, Xin Lai Chan, Kwai Peng Ling, Ai Ee Dispatch We describe a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) whose clinical symptoms were masked by Escherichia coli bacteremia. SARS developed in a cluster of healthcare workers who had contact with this patient. SARS was diagnosed when a chest infiltrate developed and when the patient’s brother was hospitalized with acute respiratory failure. We highlight problems in atypical cases and offer infection control suggestions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3322915/ /pubmed/15030711 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1002.030501 Text en
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author	Tan, Thuan Tong Tan, Ban Hock Kurup, Asok Oon, Lynette Lin Ean Heng, Derrick Thoe, Su Yun Se Bai, Xin Lai Chan, Kwai Peng Ling, Ai Ee
spellingShingle	Tan, Thuan Tong Tan, Ban Hock Kurup, Asok Oon, Lynette Lin Ean Heng, Derrick Thoe, Su Yun Se Bai, Xin Lai Chan, Kwai Peng Ling, Ai Ee Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
author_facet	Tan, Thuan Tong Tan, Ban Hock Kurup, Asok Oon, Lynette Lin Ean Heng, Derrick Thoe, Su Yun Se Bai, Xin Lai Chan, Kwai Peng Ling, Ai Ee
author_sort	Tan, Thuan Tong
title	Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
title_short	Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
title_full	Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
title_fullStr	Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
title_full_unstemmed	Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
title_sort	atypical sars and escherichia coli bacteremia
description	We describe a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) whose clinical symptoms were masked by Escherichia coli bacteremia. SARS developed in a cluster of healthcare workers who had contact with this patient. SARS was diagnosed when a chest infiltrate developed and when the patient’s brother was hospitalized with acute respiratory failure. We highlight problems in atypical cases and offer infection control suggestions.
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate	2004
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322915/
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Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia

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