Common co-morbidities are challenging in the diagnosis of middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 119-125

  Mohamed, Rania Ali El Hadi ^a,b   Aleanizy, Fadilah Sfouq ^c   Alqahtani, Fulwah Yahya ^c   Alanazi, Marzouqah Sfouq ^d   Mohamed, Nahla ^e  

^a PRINCESS NOURAH BINT ABDULRAHMAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Co morbidities; Combined features; Coronavirus; MERS CoV

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SAUDI ARABIA; VIROLOGY;

COMORBIDITY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 85077518368     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2020.119.125     Document Type: Article

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