Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus superspreading event involving 81 persons, Korea 2015

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1701-1705

  Oh, Myoung Don ^a   Choe, Pyoeng Gyun ^a   Oh, Hong Sang ^a   Park, Wan Beom ^a   Lee, Sang Min ^a   Park, Jinkyeong ^b   Lee, Sang Kook ^c   Song, Jeong Sup ^d   Kim, Nam Joong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c GoodMorning Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Department of Internal Medicine Pyeongtaek St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; Emergency room; MERS; Prevention; Superspreading event

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PANDEMIC; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PANDEMICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84946209567     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1701     Document Type: Article

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