Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (cont.)
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Exams and Tests
Initial tests for persons thought to have SARS include the following:
- Chest x-ray films
- Pulse oximetry (a test in which a probe connected to a computer is placed on the finger or ear to measure oxygen saturation in
the blood)
- Blood cultures
- Sputum (fluid from
the respiratory tract) Gram stain and culture
- Testing for viral agents such as influenza A, influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus
- Urinary antigen testing for Legionella and pneumococcal species (2 causes of bacterial pneumonia)
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by a previously unrecognized virus from the Coronaviridae family.
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