Case fatality rate of severe acute respiratory syndromes in Beijing / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 220-226, 2005.
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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>
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Asunto principal:
China
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Epidemiología
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Mortalidad
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Factores de Edad
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Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave
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Ocupaciones
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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