TY - JOUR T1 - A case-control study of SARS versus community acquired pneumonia JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 747 LP - 749 DO - 10.1136/adc.2004.063446 VL - 90 IS - 7 AU - F W T Cheng AU - P C Ng AU - W K Chiu AU - W C W Chu AU - A M Li AU - K L Lo AU - E K L Hon AU - E A S Nelson AU - T F Leung AU - W H Ng AU - E Wong AU - P Ip AU - T F Fok Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/7/747.abstract N2 - The clinical, laboratory, and radiological features at presentation of 16 children (<12 years) with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and pneumonia were compared with 32 age matched patients with community acquired pneumonia for determination of predictive factors that could allow early differentiation of the two conditions. A definitive contact history was the most important predictor for SARS. Raised serum lactate dehydrogenase concentration in the presence of low neutrophil count and serum creatine phosphokinase level at presentation also indicated an increased likelihood of SARS-coronavirus infection in young children. ER -