Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts

Li-Yang Hsu; Cheng-Chuan Lee; Justin A Green; Brenda Ang; Nicholas I Paton; Lawrence Lee; Jorge S Villacian; Poh-Lian Lim; Arul Earnest; Yee-Sin Leo

doi:10.3201/eid0906.030264

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jun;9(6):713-7. doi: 10.3201/eid0906.030264.

Authors

Li-Yang Hsu¹, Cheng-Chuan Lee, Justin A Green, Brenda Ang, Nicholas I Paton, Lawrence Lee, Jorge S Villacian, Poh-Lian Lim, Arul Earnest, Yee-Sin Leo

Affiliation

¹ Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. liyang_hsu@yahoo.com

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging viral infectious disease. One of the largest outbreaks of SARS to date began in Singapore in March 2003. We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of the index patient and the patient's initial contacts affected with probable SARS.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control
Cough / diagnosis
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Female
Fever / diagnosis
Humans
Radiography
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification
Singapore / epidemiology
Treatment Outcome