The impact of co-infection of influenza A virus on the severity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

Journal of Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 521-523

  Alfaraj, Sarah H ^a   Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^b   Alzahrani, Nojoom A ^a   Altwaijri, Talal A ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^c  

^a Ministry of Health   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co infection; Influenza; MERS CoV; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OSELTAMIVIR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SORE THROAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; COMPLICATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GENETICS; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COINFECTION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX;

EID: 85013481764     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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