Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of spreaders of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus during the 2015 outbreak in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 744-749

  Kang, Chang Kyung ^a   Song, Kyoung Ho ^a   Choe, Pyoeng Gyun ^a   Park, Wan Beom ^a   Bang, Ji Hwan ^a   Kim, Eu Suk ^a   Park, Sang Won ^a   Kim, Hong Bin ^a   Kim, Nam Joong ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a,b   Lee, Jong Koo ^a,b   Oh, Myoung Don ^a  

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

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hospital infection; Infection transmission; Korea; MERS CoV; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85017537666     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.5.744     Document Type: Article

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