1. Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli bacteremia.
- Author
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Tan TT, Tan BH, Kurup A, Oon LL, Heng D, Thoe SY, Bai XL, Chan KP, and Ling AE
- Subjects
- Base Sequence, Contact Tracing, DNA, Viral genetics, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Infection Control methods, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional, Male, Middle Aged, Personnel, Hospital, Protective Devices, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus genetics, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus isolation & purification, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemiology, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome transmission, Singapore epidemiology, Bacteremia complications, Escherichia coli Infections complications, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome complications, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome diagnosis
- Abstract
We describe a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) whose clinical symptoms were masked by Escherichia coli bacteremia. SARS developed in a cluster of healthcare workers who had contact with this patient. SARS was diagnosed when a chest infiltrate developed and when the patient's brother was hospitalized with acute respiratory failure. We highlight problems in atypical cases and offer infection control suggestions.
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- 2004
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