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Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216000242
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Available online 10 February 2016
The epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2012-2015
Abdullah J. Alsahafi (a) and Allen C. Cheng (b)
a Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
b Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
Received 16 December 2015, Revised 13 January 2016, Accepted 5 February 2016, Available online 10 February 2016
Highlights
? Primary infection, old age and cases with comorbidity were more severely unwell.
? Early admissions of MERS cases not improve the disease outcome.
? Healthcare workers and household contacts had a lower mortality.
? The high prevalence of renal disease in inpatients reflects the nosocomial outbreaks.
? The clinical significance of asymptomatic infection is not yet known.
ABSTRACT
Objectives
The aim of this study was to review the epidemiology of cases of MERS coronavirus which have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2012 when the first MERS coronavirus was confirmed up to July 2015...
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Available online 10 February 2016
The epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2012-2015
Abdullah J. Alsahafi (a) and Allen C. Cheng (b)
a Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
b Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
Received 16 December 2015, Revised 13 January 2016, Accepted 5 February 2016, Available online 10 February 2016
Highlights
? Primary infection, old age and cases with comorbidity were more severely unwell.
? Early admissions of MERS cases not improve the disease outcome.
? Healthcare workers and household contacts had a lower mortality.
? The high prevalence of renal disease in inpatients reflects the nosocomial outbreaks.
? The clinical significance of asymptomatic infection is not yet known.
ABSTRACT
Objectives
The aim of this study was to review the epidemiology of cases of MERS coronavirus which have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2012 when the first MERS coronavirus was confirmed up to July 2015...