Infection prevention and control guidelines for patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 897-913

  Madani, Tariq A ^a   Althaqafi, Abdulhakeem O ^b   Alraddadi, Basem M ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

ALGORITHMS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84922024231     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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