Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8956621 | American Journal of Infection Control | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This hospital outbreak demonstrated the difficulties in diagnosing pneumonia in patients with renal and cardiac failure, which leads to delayed suspicion of MERS-CoV and hence delay in applying the proper infection control procedures. In MERS-CoV endemic countries there is an urgent need for developing rapid point-of-care testing that would assist emergency department staff in triaging suspected cases of MERS-CoV to ensure timely isolation and management of their primary illness and prevent major MERS-CoV outbreaks.
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Authors
Hala MD, MPH, PhD, CIC, Abdulrahman S. MD, Hind MD, Nawfal MD, Ziad A. MD, FRCPC, FACP,