Hospital management of adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) if SARS re-emerges--updated 10 February 2004

W S Lim; S R Anderson; R C Read; SARS Guidelines Committee of the British Thoracic Society; British Infection Society; Health Protection Agency

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2004.04.001

Hospital management of adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) if SARS re-emerges--updated 10 February 2004

J Infect. 2004 Jul;49(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.04.001.

Authors

W S Lim¹, S R Anderson, R C Read; SARS Guidelines Committee of the British Thoracic Society; British Infection Society; Health Protection Agency

Affiliation

¹ Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH). jim.mcmenamin@scieh.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a potentially severe and highly infectious disease to which healthcare workers involved in the management of cases are particularly vulnerable. These guidelines briefly summarise optimal and safe practice for clinicians involved in the emergency care of patients with probable or confirmed SARS.

Publication types

Guideline
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / therapy
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
Hospitals*
Humans
Infection Control*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / diagnosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / therapy
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / virology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus*