Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission in extended family, Saudi Arabia, 2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1395-1402

  Arwady, M Allison ^a   Alraddadi, Basem ^b,c   Basler, Colin ^a   Azhar, Esam I ^c,d   Abuelzein, Eltayb ^c   Sindy, Abdulfattah I ^c   Bin Sadiq, Bakr M ^c   Althaqafi, Abdulhakeem O ^c,e   Shabouni, Omaima ^c   Banjar, Ayman ^c   Haynes, Lia M ^a   Gerber, Susan I ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^a   Madani, Tariq A ^c,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e National Guard Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODILY SECRETIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXTENDED FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROLOGY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CONTACT TRACING; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84978639838     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2208.152015     Document Type: Article

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