Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Findings, and Treatment Outcomes of SARS Patients

Jann-Tay Wang*, Wang-Huei Sheng*, Chi-Tai Fang*, Yee-Chun Chen*, Jiun-Ling Wang*, Chong-Jen Yu*, Shan-Chwen Chang*

, and Pan-Chyr Yang*

Author affiliations: *National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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The time relationships between the time points of defervescence, initiation of steroid, and when chest radiographic finding as well as various laboratory parameters became most severe. Mean and standard deviation (days) are presented. CXR, chest radiography; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; CK, creatine kinase.

Figure. The time relationships between the time points of defervescence, initiation of steroid, and when chest radiographic finding as well as various laboratory parameters became most severe. Mean and standard deviation (days) are presented. CXR, chest radiography; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; CK, creatine kinase.

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