Microbiologic Characteristics, Serologic Responses, and Clinical Manifestations in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Taiwan
The genome of one Taiwanese severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) strain (TW1) was 29,729 nt in length. Viral RNA may persist for some time in patients who seroconvert, and some patients may lack an antibody response (immunoglobulin G) to SARS-CoV >21 days after illness onset. An upsurge of antibody response was associated with the aggravation of respiratory failure.
Po-Ren Hsueh, Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao, Shiou-Hwei Yeh, Wei-Kung Wang, Pei-Jer Chen, Jin-Town Wang, Shan-Chwen Chang, Chuan-Liang Kao, Pan-Chyr Yang
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine