title: Index patient and SARS outbreak in Hong Kong.
abstract: During the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, treatment was empiric. We report the case history of the index patient in a hospital outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. The patient recovered after conventional antimicrobial therapy. Further studies are needed to address treatment of SARS, which has high attack and death rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. raymond.wong@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Raymond S M
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission