Table.

Characteristics and timing of treatment for 17 health-care workers with SARS

	Age (years)/sex/occupation	Protection used	SARS category	Ribavirin started*	Steroid started†	Minipulse started‡	ICU stay	Maximum oxygen demand	Discharge
Patient number
1	33/M/doctor	N95 mask	Probable	D1	D7	–	No	Room air	D24
2	28/F/nurse	N95 mask	Suspected	D2	–	–	No	Room air	D18
3	26/F/nurse	N95 mask	Probable	D3	D9	–	No	Room air	D28
4	45/F/nurse	N95 mask	Probable	D3	D10	–	No	Nasal cannula 3 L/min	D27
5	26/F/nurse	N95 mask	Probable	D2	D8	D13	No	Nasal cannula 2 L/min	D28
6	49/F/register	Surgical mask	Probable	D2	D6	D15	Yes	Intubated with FiO2 0·6	D52
7	51/F/porter	Surgical mask	Probable	D7	D13	–	No	Nasal cannula 3 L/min	D33
8	49/F/porter	Surgical mask	Probable	D4	D7	–	No	Nasal cannula 3 L/min	D25
9	34/M/doctor	N95 mask	Suspected	D6	–	–	No	Room air	D6
10	53/F/doctor	N95 mask	Suspected	D2	–	–	No	Room air	D14
11	41/F/nurse	N95 mask	Probable	D1	D10	–	No	Room air	D20
12	27/F/nurse	N95 mask	Suspected	D4	–	–	No	Room air	D10
13	35/F/nurse	N95 mask	Probable	D2	D9	–	No	Room air	D20
14	28/F/nurse	N95 mask	Suspected	D3	–	–	No	Room air	D12
15	30/F/doctor	N95 mask	Probable	D2	D8	–	No	Room air	D26
16	42/M/technician	N95 mask	Probable	D2	D11	–	No	Nasal cannula 3 L/min	D29
17	57/F/porter	N95 mask	Probable	D3	D13	–	No	Room air	D23

F=female. M=male. D=day since onset of fever. ICU=intensive care unit; FiO₂=fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired gas.

^*Oral ribavirin 2000 mg loading then 600 mg twice daily.

^†Intravenous methylprednisolone 2 mg/kg daily.

^‡Intravenous methylprednisolone 500 mg daily.