Abstract
We compared the clinical features of 8 U.S. case-patients with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) to 65 controls who tested negative for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. Shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhea, progressive bilateral infiltrates on chest radiograph, and need for supplemental oxygen were significantly associated with confirmed SARS-CoV infection.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / physiopathology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / physiopathology*
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / virology
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / pathogenicity*
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United States / epidemiology