Table III.

Summary of clinical and laboratory features of patients with probable SARS^a

						Virology for SARS-associated coronavirus
Case no.	Sex	Age (years)	Close SARS contact	Lowest lymphocyte count (×109/L) in PB) (normal range for age)	Highest plasma lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L)b	RT-PCR	Viral isolation	Seroconversion
1	F	0.33	Yes	2.0 (4.0–13.5)	606	Pos	Neg	Pos
2	M	2	Yes	1.1 (3.0–9.5)	308	–	Pos	Pos
3	F	5	Yes	1.1 (1.5–6.8)	324	–	Pos	Pos
4	F	6	Yes	1.1 (1.5–6.8)	275	–	Neg	Neg
5	M	7	Yes	1.2 (1.5–6.8)	354	–	Neg	Pos
6	M	13	Yes	0.6 (1.2–5.2)	413	Neg	Neg	Pos
7	F	14	No	0.4 (1.2–5.2)	336	Pos	Neg	Pos
8	M	16	Yes	0.6 (1.2–5.2)	224	Pos	Neg	Pos
9	M	17	Yes	0.5 (1.2–5.2)	339	Neg	Neg	Pos

PB, peripheral blood; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; F, female; M, male; Neg, negative; Pos, positive.

^aAll patients had chest radiographic abnormalities compatible with SARS.

^bUpper limit of normal was 213IU/L.