title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts.
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.
authors.affiliation: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. liyang_hsu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Li-Yang
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Cheng-Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: Nicholas I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Paton
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jorge S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Villacian
authors.forename: Poh-Lian
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Arul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Earnest
authors.forename: Yee-Sin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Leo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome