SARS and Common Viral Infections

Authors :: Duc J. Vugia
Shilpa Gavali
Alex Espinosa
David P. Schnurr
Jennifer Mark
Erin R. Isaacson
Arthur Reingold
Carol A. Glaser
Jill K. Hacker
C K Cossen
Janice K. Louie
Marc Fischer
Shigeo Yagi
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp 1143-1146 (2004)
Publication Year :: 2004
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2004.
Abstract: In California, molecular testing was useful in decreasing suspicion for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), by detecting common respiratory pathogens (influenza A/B, human metapneumovirus, picornavirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia spp., parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus) in 23 (45%) of 51 patients with suspected SARS and 9 (47%) of 19 patients with probable SARS.