Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus during pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 515-517

  Malik, Asim ^a   El Masry, Karim Medhat ^a   Ravi, Mini ^a   Sayed, Falak ^a  

^a MAFRAQ HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM; OSELTAMIVIR; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; RIBAVIRIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DEATH; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PREGNANCY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CLASSIFICATION; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATALITY; GENETICS; HISTORY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84958757526     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2203.151049     Document Type: Article

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