Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
This article reviews the virology, history, pathology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, complications, radiology, laboratory testing, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of severe respiratory distress syndrome, with reference to documented outbreaks of the disease.
Cleri
Dennis J
DJ
Internal Medicine Residency Program, St Francis Medical Center, 601 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08629, USA. dcleri@StFrancisMedical.org
Ricketti
Anthony J
AJ
Vernaleo
John R
JR
D006801:Humans; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*