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cord-304201-fziv9a9k	Chiang, Chi-Huei	Eight-Month Prospective Study of 14 Patients With Hospital-Acquired Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome	2004-11-30		.txt	text/plain	4220	229	47	CONCLUSION The clinical picture of our patients presenting with hospital-acquired SARS revealed atypical pneumonia associated with lymphopenia, elevated serum levels of LDH, rapid clinical deterioration, and lack of response to empirical antibiotic therapy. The need for mechanical ventilation was associated with bilateral lung involvement on the initial chest radiograph and higher peak levels of LDH and CRP. The need for mechanical ventilation was associated with bilateral lung involvement on the initial chest radiograph and higher peak levels of LDH and CRP. The clinical picture of our patients presenting with hospital-acquired SARS revealed atypical pneumonia associated with lymphopenia, elevated serum levels of LDH, rapid clinical deterioration, and lack of response to empirical antibiotic therapy. Although several case series of SARS have been reported, 7-9 to our knowledge, a prospective clinical study including long-term follow-up assessment by chest radiography, chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and pulmonary function testing has not been reported, particularly for hospital-acquired cases.	./cache/cord-304201-fziv9a9k.txt	./txt/cord-304201-fziv9a9k.txt