An adult returned traveler from Dubai hospitalized with an influenza-like illness (ILI): Middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) or influenza? Infection control implications from a near MERS case

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 858-860

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Dumont, Marie ^a   Abruzzo, Eileen ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DUBAI; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; LETTER; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OROPHARYNX; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW YORK; PATIENT ISOLATION; TRAVEL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84965094310     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.91     Document Type: Letter

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