Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Alternate Names : SARS
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SARS Treatment
People suspected of having SARS should be evaluated immediately by a physician and hospitalized under isolation if they meet the definition of a suspected or probable case.
Antibiotics are sometimes given in an attempt to treat bacterial causes of atypical pneumonia. Antiviral medications have also been used. High doses of steroids have been employed to reduce lung inflammation. In some serious cases, serum from people who have already gotten well from SARS (convalescent serum) has been given. Evidence of general benefit of these treatments has been inconclusive.
Other supportive care such as supplemental oxygen, chest physiotherapy, or mechanical ventilation is sometimes needed.
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