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cord-347462-yz67t10x	Chan, Tak Yeung	A Comparative Study of Clinical Features and Outcomes in Young and Older Adults with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome	2004-07-19		.txt	text/plain	3590	214	54	title: A Comparative Study of Clinical Features and Outcomes in Young and Older Adults with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Objectives: To determine the clinical presentation, findings, and outcomes of older adults (> 60) with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and compare these with a control group of younger patients (≤60). A retrospective study was undertaken in the department of medicine and geriatrics of the hospital to evaluate the clinical course of young and elderly SARS patients. Single or paired serum samples were tested for SARS-CoV antibody in 96% (50/52) of young and 76% (19/25) of older patients. Because the proportion of patients with positive RT-PCR in stool samples was similar in two groups, fewer older patients with diarrhea probably represents a generalized paucity of symptoms rather than a different site of involvement by SARS-CoV. In the current study, similar proportions of young and older patients with SARS had RT-PCR performed, and comparable positivity rates were achieved.	./cache/cord-347462-yz67t10x.txt	./txt/cord-347462-yz67t10x.txt