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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Alternate Names : SARS
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SARS Diagnosis & Tests
Your health care provider may hear abnormal lung sounds while listening to the chest with a stethoscope. In most people with SARS, progressive chest X-ray changes or chest CT changes demonstrate the presence of pneumonia or respiratory distress syndrome.
The general tests used in the diagnosis of SARS might include the following:
Much attention was given early in the outbreak to developing a quick, sensitive test for SARS. Specific tests for the SARS virus include the PCR test for SARS virus, antibody tests to SARS (such as ELISA or IFA), and direct SARS virus isolation. All current tests have some limitations.
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Review Date : 6/7/2003
Reviewed By : Alan Greene, MD, Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M.
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