Tsang Kenneth W, Mok Thomas Y, Wong Poon C, Ooi Gaik C
University Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, China.
Respirology. 2003 Sep;8(3):259-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00486.x.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently recognized and highly contagious pneumonic illness, caused by a novel coronavirus. While developments in diagnostic, clinical and other aspects of SARS research are well underway, there is still great difficulty for frontline clinicians as validated rapid diagnostic tests or effective treatment regimens are lacking. This article attempts to summarize some of the recent developments in this newly recognized condition from the Asia Pacific perspective.
严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)是一种最近才被认识到的、具有高度传染性的肺部疾病,由一种新型冠状病毒引起。虽然SARS研究在诊断、临床及其他方面的进展正在顺利进行,但由于缺乏经过验证的快速诊断测试或有效的治疗方案,一线临床医生仍面临巨大困难。本文试图从亚太地区的角度总结这种新认识疾病的一些最新进展。