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. 2005 Aug;18(4):220-6.

Case fatality rate of severe acute respiratory syndromes in Beijing

Qi Chen  1 , Wan-Nian Liang, Gai-Fen Liu, Min Liu, Xue-Qin Xie, Jiang Wu, Xiong He, Ze-Jun Liu
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  • PMID: 16274102

Case fatality rate of severe acute respiratory syndromes in Beijing

Qi Chen et al. Biomed Environ Sci. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the case fatality rate of SARS in Beijing.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: The risk of death increases with the increment of age of SARS patients. Beijing is successful in controlling and treating SARS.

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