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Volume 9, Number 11, November 2003

Coronavirus-positive Nasopharyngeal Aspirate as Predictor for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Mortality

Owen Tak-Yin Tsang,* Tai-Nin Chau,* Kin-Wing Choi,* Eugene Yuk-Keung Tso,* Wilina Lim,† Ming-Chi Chiu,* Wing-Lok Tong,* Po-Oi Lee,* Bosco Hoi Shiu Lam,* Tak-Keung Ng,* Jak-Yiu Lai,* Wai-Cho Yu,* and Sik-To Lai*
*Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong; and †Public Health Laboratory Centre, Hong Kong

 
 
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Figure. Percentage of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positivity at different times of sample collection after onset of symptoms.

 

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