Institutional preparedness to prevent future middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus-like outbreaks in Republic of Korea

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 75-80

  Jeon, Min Huok ^a   Kim, Tae Hyong ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Awareness; Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROL STRATEGY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY RISK; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QATAR; QUARANTINE STATION; SOUTH KOREA; SOUTH KOREAN; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84982946418     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.2.75     Document Type: Article

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