Index Patient and SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

Index Patient and SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

Raymond S.M. Wong, David S. Hui

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.

2004

severe acute respiratory syndrome, Antiviral Agents, treatment, Hong Kong

DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030645

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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