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Article: Initial viral load and the outcomes of SARS

TitleInitial viral load and the outcomes of SARS
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Issue Date2004
PublisherCanadian Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmaj.ca
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Cmaj, 2004, v. 171 n. 11, p. 1349-1352 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a novel coronavirus. It may progress to respiratory failure, and a significant proportion of patients die. Preliminary data suggest that a high viral load of the SARS coronavirus is associated with adverse outcomes in the intensive care unit, but the relation of viral load to survival is unclear. Methods: We prospeaively studied an inception cohort of 133 patients with virologically confirmed SARS who were admitted to 2 general acute care hospitals in Hong Kong from Mar. 24 to May 4, 2003. The patients were followed until death or for a minimum of 90 days. We used Cox proportional hazard modelling to analyze potential predictors of survival recorded at the time of presentation, including viral load from nasopharyngeal specimens (measured by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction [PCR] of the SARS-associated coronavirus). Results: Thirty-two patients (24.1%) met the criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome, and 24 patients (18.0%) died. The following baseline !actors were independently associated with worse survival: older age (61-80 years) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 5.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.03-13.53), presence of an active comorbid condition (adjusted HR 3.36, 95% CI 1.44-7.82) and higher initial viral load of SARS coronavirus, according to quantitative PCR of nasopharyngeal specimens (adjusted HR 1.21 per log 10 increase in number of RNA copies per millilitre, 95% CI 1.06-1.39). Interpretation: We found preliminary evidence that higher initial viral load is independently associated with worse prognosis in SARS. Mortality dc.ta for patients with SARS should be interpreted in light of age, comorbidity and viral load. These considerations will be important in future studies of SARS.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/49143
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dc.contributor.authorChu, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPoon, LLMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHung, IFNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, MMLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTang, BSFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, VLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNg, WLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSim, TCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNg, PWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLaw, KIen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTse, DMWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, JSMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-12T06:35:24Z-
dc.date.available2008-06-12T06:35:24Z-
dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationCmaj, 2004, v. 171 n. 11, p. 1349-1352en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0820-3946en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a novel coronavirus. It may progress to respiratory failure, and a significant proportion of patients die. Preliminary data suggest that a high viral load of the SARS coronavirus is associated with adverse outcomes in the intensive care unit, but the relation of viral load to survival is unclear. Methods: We prospeaively studied an inception cohort of 133 patients with virologically confirmed SARS who were admitted to 2 general acute care hospitals in Hong Kong from Mar. 24 to May 4, 2003. The patients were followed until death or for a minimum of 90 days. We used Cox proportional hazard modelling to analyze potential predictors of survival recorded at the time of presentation, including viral load from nasopharyngeal specimens (measured by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction [PCR] of the SARS-associated coronavirus). Results: Thirty-two patients (24.1%) met the criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome, and 24 patients (18.0%) died. The following baseline !actors were independently associated with worse survival: older age (61-80 years) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 5.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.03-13.53), presence of an active comorbid condition (adjusted HR 3.36, 95% CI 1.44-7.82) and higher initial viral load of SARS coronavirus, according to quantitative PCR of nasopharyngeal specimens (adjusted HR 1.21 per log 10 increase in number of RNA copies per millilitre, 95% CI 1.06-1.39). Interpretation: We found preliminary evidence that higher initial viral load is independently associated with worse prognosis in SARS. Mortality dc.ta for patients with SARS should be interpreted in light of age, comorbidity and viral load. These considerations will be important in future studies of SARS.en_HK
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dc.publisherCanadian Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmaj.caen_HK
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dc.subject.meshSARS Virus - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - blood - mortality - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshViral Loaden_HK
dc.subject.meshComorbidityen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.titleInitial viral load and the outcomes of SARSen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1503/cmaj.1040398en_HK
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