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cord-254072-evgw0as5	Hsu, Li-Yang	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts	2003-06-17		.txt	text/plain	2240	129	52	title: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of the index patient and the patient's initial contacts affected with probable SARS. According to the World Health Organization, a suspected case of SARS is defined as documented fever (temperature >38°C), lower respiratory tract symptoms, and contact with a person believed to have had SARS or history of travel to an area of documented transmission. We describe the clinical features of the index patient in Singapore and the patient's initial group of contacts affected with probable SARS. Nine days after admission, the patient began to improve clinically, the laboratory abnormalities returned towards normal, and the chest x-ray abnormalities stabilized and resolved. When the index patient was seen in early March, the clinical features and highly infectious nature of SARS were not known.	./cache/cord-254072-evgw0as5.txt	./txt/cord-254072-evgw0as5.txt