USA reworks its case definition for SARS

Updated SARS case definition using laboratory criteria.

Background and epidemiology: The identification of the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has led to the development of serologic and virologic tests for the disease. As of Apr. 30, 2003, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised their surveillance case definitions for SARS to include laboratory criteria for evidence of infection (see Box [on next page] and Figure).

SARS-CoV-2 infection: its psychiatric manifestations

Background:  The clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection was initially dominated by respiratory symptoms. However the clinical spectrum is wide and neuropsychiatric syndromes are also a source of medical concern. Our aims are to present an atypical clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection characterized by auditory hallucinations and unusual behavior and to emphasize the diversity of ...

[Deprescribing: guiding its definition].

Interactions between SARS coronavirus and its receptor.

The spike protein on the envelope of SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) guides viral entry into cells by first binding to its cellular receptor and then fusing viral envelope and cellular membranes. It consists of a large ecdotomain (S-e) (residues 12~1190), a transmembrane anchor, and a short intracellular tail. S-e contains two regions, a receptorbinding region S1 and a membrane-fusion region S2. Th...

Neuromusculoskeletal disorders following SARS: a case series.

OBJECTIVE To detail the presentation of three health care workers diagnosed with sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) who later presented to a CMCC teaching clinic with neuromusculoskeletal sequelae and underwent conservative treatments. This case series aims to inform practitioners of the potential pathogenesis of these neuromuscular complaints and describes their treatment in a chiropract...