TY - JOUR T1 - The SARS epidemic: emergence of a new respiratory virus? JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 604 LP - 604 DO - 10.1136/thorax.58.7.604 VL - 58 IS - 7 AU - T Seemungal Y1 - 2003/07/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/7/604.abstract N2 - ▴ Lee N, Hui D, Wu A, et al. A major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. N Engl J Med2003;348 (epub ahead of print) This clinical study of 138 patients from a Hong Kong hospital suggests that the severity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (intensive care and/or death) was associated with advanced age, high peak lactate dehydrogenase level (LDH), and an absolute neutrophil count that exceeded the normal range at presentation. 78% of patients had consolidation on the chest radiograph at initial consultation. ▴ Ksiazek TG, Erdman D, Goldsmith CS, et al. A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome. N Engl J Med2003;348:1947–58OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Nineteen inpatients (6 in Hong Kong, 1 in Canada, 10 in Vietnam, 1 in Taiwan, 1 not stated) with SARS were identified as being infected with the SARS coronavirus determined by … ER -