Preventing healthcare-associated transmission of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): Our Achilles heel

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 208-212

  Balkhy, Hanan H ^a,b   Perl, Trish M ^c,d,e   Arabi, Yaseen M ^b,f  

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

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

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Corona; Emerging pathogens; IHR; Infection control; MERS; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ISOLATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; EYE PROTECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; KOREA; MIDDLE EAST; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KOREA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84964866615     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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