title: SARS: current knowledge and management.
abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was identified as a new infectious disease in Asia early in 2003. Since then an unprecedented global public health response has been mounted. This article describes current knowledge of the infection and outlines the management of SARS in the UK.
authors.affiliation: UK SARS Team, Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London.
authors.forename: Franky
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lever
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011159:Population Surveillance; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D014195:Travel