[Severe acute respiratory syndrome: update].
BACKGROUND
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has recently been recognised as a new clinical entity and a new emerging infectious disease that is highly contagious with significant mortality.


BACKGROUND
By the end of 17 June 2003, a total of 8500 cases included 800 deaths had been reported from 30 countries. The cause of SARS has been identified as a new corona virus. In this manuscript, we describe the clinical features, biological findings, virological tests, radiological assessment, outcome and treatments of this infection.


CONCLUSIONS
Research on specific therapies and vaccines is on-going.
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Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France. philippe.bossi@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
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D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology