Volume 10, Number 10—October 2004
Research
Virus-specific RNA and Antibody from Convalescent-phase SARS Patients Discharged from Hospital
Table
Patient no. | Age | Sex | Ethnicity | Occupation | Specimens provided | Viral loadb (copies/mL) | History of ICU admission | Required supplemental oxygen | Peak LDH U/L | Concurrent illness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 43 | Male | Malay | Unemployed | Wk 5c | Wk 5 ( 33.9 x 103) | No | No | 299 | Diabetes mellitus type 2 Steroid use |
16 | 33 | Female | Indian | Domestic maid | Wks 4,c 5,6 | Wk 4 (37.1 x 103) | No | Yes, I/N | 1,127 | None |
35 | 17 | Male | Chinese | Student | Wk 9c | Wk 9 (1.73 x 103) | No | No | 615 | None |
51 | 30 | Female | Filipino | Healthcare worker | Wks 5,c 6c | Wk 5 (2 x 103) Wk 6 (1.64 x 103) | No | No | 1,065 | None |
62 | 35 | Male | Chinese | Diver | Wk 5c | Wk 5 (7.76 x 103) | No | Yes, I/N | 952 | None |
aSARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus; ICU, intensive care unit; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; I/N, intranasal oxygen.
bRT-PCR was performed by using the RealArt HPA-coronavirus RT-PCR kit (Artus Gmbh, Hamburg, Germany) on the Roche Lightcycler. Viral load was determined for each mL of stool sample.
cPositive RT-PCR results for SARS-CoV.
1These authors contributed equally to this paper.
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