Case fatality rate of severe acute respiratory syndromes in Beijing / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To describe the case fatality rate of SARS in Beijing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Data of SARS cases notified from Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention (BCDC) and supplemented by other channels were collected. The data were analyzed by rate calculation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The case fatality rate of SARS in Beijing was 7.66%, and had an ascending trend while the age of cases was getting older, and a descending trend while the epidemic development. The case fatality rate in Beijing was lower than that in other main epidemic countries or regions.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The risk of death increases with the increment of age of SARS patients. Beijing is successful in controlling and treating SARS.</p>