Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Update for Clinicians

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rasmussen, Sonja A. ; Gerber, Susan I. ; Swerdlow, David L.
• Description:
  Although much recent focus has been on the recognition of Ebola virus disease among travelers from West Africa, cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), including travel-associated cases, continue to be reported. US clinicians need to be familiar with recommendations regarding when to suspect MERS-CoV, how to make a diagnosis, and what infection control measures need to be instituted when a case is suspected. Infection control is especially critical, given that most cases have been healthcare-associated. Two cases of MERS-CoV were identified in the United States in May 2014; because these cases were detected promptly and appropriate control measures were put in place quickly, no secondary cases occurred. This paper summarizes information that US clinicians need to know to prevent secondary cases of MERS-CoV from occurring in the United States.
• Subjects:
  Africa, Western Article Coronavirus Coronavirus Infections Humans Infection Control MERS-CoV Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Travel United States
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 60(11):1686-1689
• Pubmed ID:
  25701855
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5730266
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:839666adcdae0c0d275601d851893486509e1506853cd8f1794605efe573e998
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50554/cdc_50554_DS1.pdf
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