Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with SARS from Guangdong, China (Jan 24 to Feb 18, 2003)

	Patients (n=55)
Geographic distribution
Guangzhou	37
Foshan	12
Shenzhen	2
Heyuan	1
Quingyuan	1
Jiangmen	1
Zengcheng	1
Men	28 (51%)
Age (years)	38·4 (12·7)
Duration of fever (days)	11·4 (6·8)
Contact history*	41 (75%)
Shortness of breath	42 (76%)
Health-care workers	27 (49%)
White blood cell count (×109/L)	6·8 (4·6)
Lymphocyte count (×109/L)	0·9 (0·4)
Shadows on chest radiograph	55 (100%)
Impaired liver-function test	15 (27%)

Data are mean (SD) or n (%) unless otherwise stated.

^*Definitive history of contact with known SARS patients.