Healthcare-associated infections: the hallmark of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus with review of the literature

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 20-29

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a,b,c   Auwaerter, P G ^c  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated outbreaks; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 85050474196     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.05.021     Document Type: Review

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