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Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department
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Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department

Thamer H Alenazi, Hussain Al Arbash, Aiman El-Saed, Majid M Alshamrani, Henry Baffoe-Bonnie, Yaseen M Arabi, Sameera M Al Johani, Ra'ed Hijazi, Adel Alothman and Hanan H Balkhy
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.65(4), pp.675-679
15/08/2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix352
PMCID: PMC7108118
PMID: 28575307

Abstract

Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Contact Tracing Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control Coronavirus Infections - transmission Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Cross Infection - transmission Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Emergency Service, Hospital Female Health Personnel Hospitals Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Prospective Studies Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
A total 130 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus were identified during a large hospital outbreak in Saudi Arabia; 87 patients and 43 healthcare workers. The majority (80%) of transmission was healthcare-acquired (HAI) infection, with 4 generations of HAI transmission. The emergency department was the main location of exposure.
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