Interim guidelines for collecting, handling, and testing clinical specimens from patients under investigation (PUIs) for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Version 2.1

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  This is an updated version of the interim guidance document issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) January 2014. CDC has revised the interim guidance based on comments received from public health partners, healthcare providers, professional organizations, and others. CDC will continue to update the document as necessary to incorporate new information that increases our understanding of MERS-CoV.
  
  guidelines-clinical-specimens.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Clinical Laboratory Techniques Containment Of Biohazards/Standards Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Respiratory Tract Infections Safety Specimen Handling
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Pages in Document:
  4 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:13eb4fed0fccfc5534b162071404448b435d56af649f98989ac3e1d1d561d696
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39124/cdc_39124_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 393.58 KB ]