title: Rapid diagnosis of a coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. llmpoon@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Leo L M
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: On Kei
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Kwok Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Winsie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.forename: Kwok Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: Joseph S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral