Improved SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) diagnostic on the way
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A "hand made" test developed to help monitor the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is producing reliable results, while a more sophisticated test will be available "within weeks" for wider diagnostic use, says the World Health Organization. While work continues "at breakneck speed" to definitively identify the causative agent, chest X-rays are currently the main tool for distinguishing probable from suspected cases.