Severe acute respiratory syndrome among children
C Leung, Y Kwan, P Ko, SS Chiu, P Loung, N Fong… - …, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To study the epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features,
prognostic indicators, and short-term to medium-term outcomes for children with severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to validate the performance characteristics of a
clinical case definition, calculated with respect to SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-
CoV) seroconversion. Methods. Children< 18 years of age, from a single-site outbreak, who
satisfied a clinical case definition for SARS, with subsequent serologic confirmation, were …
prognostic indicators, and short-term to medium-term outcomes for children with severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to validate the performance characteristics of a
clinical case definition, calculated with respect to SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-
CoV) seroconversion. Methods. Children< 18 years of age, from a single-site outbreak, who
satisfied a clinical case definition for SARS, with subsequent serologic confirmation, were …