Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department.

Sameera M Al Johani,Thamer H Alenazi,Henry Baffoe-Bonnie,Hussain Al Arbash,Majid M Alshamrani,Ra’Ed Hijazi,Yaseen M Arabi,Aiman El-Saed,Hanan H Balkhy,Adel Alothman

doi:10.1093/cid/cix352

Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department.

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Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America	Publication Date: May 31, 2017
Citations: 45	License type: other-oa

Affiliation: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

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A total 130 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus were identified during a large hospital outbreak in Saudi Arabia; 87 patients and 43 healthcare workers. The majority (80%) of transmission was healthcare-acquired (HAI) infection, with 4 generations of HAI transmission. The emergency department was the main location of exposure.

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