Middle east respiratory syndrome: A new global threat

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 85-88

  Bhatia, Pradeep Kumar ^a   Sethi, Priyanka ^a   Gupta, Neeraj ^a   Biyani, Ghansham ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corona virus; Infection; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FEVER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84958064057     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.176286     Document Type: Article

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