The middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus respiratory infection: an emerging infection from the arabian peninsula

The Microbiology of Respiratory System Infections

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 55-63

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a,b   Memish, Z A ^c,d  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

coronavirus; health care facilities; MERS CoV; prevention; transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052372729     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804543-5.00004-X     Document Type: Chapter

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