Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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- 16 July 2003
- journal article
- caring for-the-critically-ill-patient
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 290 (3) , 374-380
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.3.374
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new disease that emerged in November 2002, was initially described in March 2003, and is thought to be caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS CoV).1 In Singapore, the index case was a traveler who was believed to have been infected in Hong Kong. This patient was admitted to our hospital on March 1, 2003, and subsequently infected 19 health care workers, patients, and their contacts.2,3 By June 9, 2003, a total of 206 probable SARS cases had been diagnosed in Singapore. To date, more than 8000 individuals have been infected with SARS worldwide, with two thirds of cases reported in China alone.4 Toronto is the only city in North America with a major outbreak of SARS.5Keywords
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