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Clinical analysis of 24 patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome

Wen Zhang

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This paper is to study the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with SARS. The clinical data from 24 SARS patients admitted during May 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients ranged 18 56 (averaging 29.3±9.0) years old; nineteen were male and 5 were female.Eleven (45.83%) of the patients had close contact history with confirmed SARS patients. It is suggested that SARS is a highly communicable disease with all people as its target; the first and most common symptom was fever; white blood cell was low or normal and lung lesion diffused.

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This paper is to study the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with SARS. The clinical data from 24 SARS patients admitted during May 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients ranged 18 56 (averaging 29.3±9.0) years old; nineteen were male and 5 were female.Eleven (45.83%) of the patients had close contact history with confirmed SARS patients. It is suggested that SARS is a highly communicable disease with all people as its target; the first and most common symptom was fever; white blood cell was low or normal and lung lesion diffused.

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This paper is to study the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with SARS. The clinical data from 24 SARS patients admitted during May 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients ranged 18 56 (averaging 29.3±9.0) years old; nineteen were male and 5 were female.Eleven (45.83%) of the patients had close contact history with confirmed SARS patients. It is suggested that SARS is a highly communicable disease with all people as its target; the first and most common symptom was fever; white blood cell was low or normal and lung lesion diffused.

Key concepts: Medicine, Epidemiology, White blood cell, Respiratory system, Disease, Internal medicine, Lesion, Pediatrics

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