SARS clinical features, United States, 2003 #MMPMID15705339
Srikantiah P; Charles MD; Reagan S; Clark TA; Pletz MW; Patel PR; Hoekstra RM; Lingappa J; Jernigan JA; Fischer M
Emerg Infect Dis 2005[Jan]; 11 (1): 135-8 PMID15705339show ga
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.