Clinical presentation and outcomes of middle east respiratory syndrome in the Republic of Korea

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 118-126

  Choi, Won Suk ^a   Kang, Cheol In ^b   Kim, Yonjae ^c   Choi, Jae Phil ^d   Joh, Joon Sung ^c   Shin, Hyoung Shik ^c   Kim, Gayeon ^c   Peck, Kyong Ran ^b   Chung, Doo Ryeon ^b   Kim, Hye Ok ^d   Song, Sook Hee ^d   Kim, Yang Ree ^e   Sohn, Kyung Mok ^f   Jung, Younghee ^g   Bang, Ji Hwan ^h   Kim, Nam Joong ^h   Lee, Kkot Sil ⁱ   Jeong, Hye Won ^j   Rhee, Ji Young ^k   Kim, Eu Suk ^l   Woo, Heungjeong ^m   Oh, Won Sup ⁿ   Huh, Kyungmin ^o   Lee, Young Hyun ^p   Song, Joon Young ^a   Lee, Jacob ^m   Lee, Chang Seop ^q   Kim, Baek Nam ^r   Choi, Young Hwa ^s   Jeong, Su Jin ^t   Lee, Jin Soo ^u   Yoon, Ji Hyun ^v   Wi, Yu Mi ^w   Joung, Mi Kyong ^x   Park, Seong Yeon ^y   Lee, Sun Hee ^z   Jung, Sook In ^aa   Kim, Shin Woo ^ab   Lee, Jae Hoon ^ac   Lee, Hyuck ^ad   Ki, Hyun Kyun ^ae   Kim, Yeon Sook ^f   more..

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Seoul Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^g Hallym University   (South Korea)

^h Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Hanyang Medical Center   (South Korea)

^j Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^m Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁿ Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^o The Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

^p Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^q Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^r Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^s Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^t Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^u Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^v Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^w Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^x Busan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^y Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^z Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^aa Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^ab Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^ac Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^ad Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^ae Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Middle East respiratory syndrome; Republic of Korea

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIC; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MORTALITY RATE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH KOREA; SURVIVOR; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84982950427     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.2.118     Document Type: Article

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