title: [Relevance of coronaviruses. The SARS example].
abstract: The emergence of the new SARS coronavirus has shown dramatically the high relevance of human coronavirus infections. This overview presents data of both epidemiological and clinical studies of this new virus infection. Moreover, details of research on the pathogenesis, diagnostics, and therapy are given. The recent infections in December 2003 clearly document that SARS will be a major topic also in 2004.
authors.affiliation: Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg. schmitz@bni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy