edited by Joseph J Y Sung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the clinical management of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). It covers the various aspects, from diagnosis, clinical presentation and therapeutic modalities to rehabilitation.

A multidisciplinary approach is adopted, with inputs from clinicians, radiologists, intensivists, nurses, physiotherapists, and experts in traditional Chinese medicine. The information presented is based on existing knowledge and evidence about the disease, taking the view that things are still evolving.

This book is an indispensable guide for frontline healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, as well as medical students and medical researchers.

• A Global Outbreak (J J Y Sung)
• The Epidemiology of SARS (T W Wong & W-Q Chen)
• Virology of SARS (P K S Chan)
• Clinical Diagnosis (D S C Hui)
• Screening at the Primary Care Setting (T H Rainer)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Elderly Patients (T Kwok)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Children (T F Fok)
• Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of SARS (P C Leung)
• Infection Control of SARS in the Hospital (P Tong et al.)
• Nosocomial Infections (L Y C Chan & H Fung)
• Will the SARS Epidemic Recur? (J J Y Sung)
• and other articles