Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 904-906

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^b   Assiri, Abdullah ^c   Alrabiah, Fahad A ^d   Hajjar, Sami Al ^d   Albarrak, Ali ^d   Flemban, Hesham ^e   Alhakeem, Rafat F ^c   Makhdoom, Hatem Q ^c   Alsubaie, Sarah ^f   Al Rabeeah, Abdullah A ^c  

^a ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

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

^e Al Hada Military Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^f KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; MERS CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; COUGHING; FATALITY; FEVER; NASOPHARYNX; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; COUGH; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84926184419     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000325     Document Type: Article

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