id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-313415-5qrpucr4 Lai, Rongtao Sentinel surveillance strategies for early detection of coronavirus disease in fever clinics: experience from China 2020-08-25 .txt text/plain 1902 107 50 During SARS period in 2003, fever clinics emerged in many cities in mainland China with the purpose to screen the suspected SARS patients and to transfer the confirmed cases to designated hospitals for professional management. During SARS period in 2003, fever clinics emerged in many cities in mainland China with the purpose to screen the suspected SARS patients and to transfer the confirmed cases to designated hospitals for professional management. It is employed for discerning patients with suspected symptoms and signs, for timely isolation, for effectively blocking disease transmission during the early outbreak period before the pathogen has been identified, and for determining effective therapeutic methods; this strategy was used during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003 [2] . In the early outbreak period, the use of the sentinel surveillance strategy in fever clinics can provide benefits in terms of identifying patients with suspected symptoms, effectively blocking disease transmission, and protecting vulnerable populations. ./cache/cord-313415-5qrpucr4.txt ./txt/cord-313415-5qrpucr4.txt