Severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) is a recently described infectious entity with salient features of fever , headache and malaise , with rapid progression to pneumonitis .
we developed guidelines for SARS screening of organ donors .
Severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) is a recently described infectious entity with salient features of fever , headache and malaise , with rapid progression to pneumonitis .
Due to the potential severity of SARS in transplant recipients and the large number of cases of SARS in the community , in order to avoid transmission of SARS from a donor , we developed guidelines for SARS screening of organ donors .