Collecting data to assess SARS interventions.
With cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurring across geographic regions, data collection on the effectiveness of intervention strategies should be standardized to facilitate analysis. We propose a minimum dataset to capture data needed to examine the basic reproduction rate, case status and criteria, symptoms, and outcomes of SARS.
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. Dscott1@cdc.gov
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Scott
Edward
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Gregg
Martin I
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Meltzer
D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*