Extensive viable Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus contamination in air and surrounding environment in MERS isolation wards

SH Kim, SY Chang, M Sung, JH Park… - Reviews of Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. The largest outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-
CoV) outside the Middle East occurred in South Korea in 2015 and resulted in 186 …

Description of a hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in a large tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

HH Balkhy, TH Alenazi, MM Alshamrani… - infection control & …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BACKGROUNDSince the first isolation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
(MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia in 2012, sporadic cases, clusters, and sometimes large …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesizing data and models for the spread of MERS-CoV, 2013: key role of index cases and hospital transmission

G Chowell, S Blumberg, L Simonsen, MA Miller… - Epidemics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has
caused 209 deaths and 699 laboratory-confirmed cases in the Arabian Peninsula as of June …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission among health care workers: implication for infection control

SH Alfaraj, JA Al-Tawfiq, TA Altuwaijri, M Alanazi… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Many outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
have occurred in health care settings and involved health care workers (HCWs). We …

Identified transmission dynamics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection during an outbreak: implications of an overcrowded emergency …

TH Alenazi, H Al Arbash, A El-Saed… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Middle East respiratory syndrome infection control and prevention guideline for healthcare facilities

JY Kim, JY Song, YK Yoon, SH Choi… - Infection & …, 2015 - synapse.koreamed.org
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high
mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since the report of the first …

Hospital-associated outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a serologic, epidemiologic, and clinical description

MM Al-Abdallat, DC Payne, S Alqasrawi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. In April 2012, the Jordan Ministry of Health investigated an outbreak of
lower respiratory illnesses at a hospital in Jordan; 2 fatal cases were retrospectively …

[HTML][HTML] Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): Comparing the knowledge, attitude and practices of different health care workers

AI Albarrak, R Mohammed, A Al Elayan… - Journal of infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness
that was recently recognized in humans. Recently, the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and attitude towards the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among healthcare personnel in the southern region of Saudi Arabia

HF Abbag, AA El-Mekki, AAA Al Bshabshe… - Journal of infection and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) belongs to
the family Coronaviridae, and is named for the crown-like spikes on its surface. The clinical …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in healthcare settings

JA Al-Tawfiq, TM Perl - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in healthcare s... : Current Opinion in
Infectious Diseases Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in healthcare settings …