Health care worker contact with MERS patient, Saudi Arabia

Aron J Hall; Jerome I Tokars; Samar A Badreddine; Ziad Bin Saad; Elaine Furukawa; Malak Al Masri; Lia M Haynes; Susan I Gerber; David T Kuhar; Congrong Miao; Suvang U Trivedi; Mark A Pallansch; Rana Hajjeh; Ziad A Memish

doi:10.3201/eid2012.141211

Health care worker contact with MERS patient, Saudi Arabia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Dec;20(12):2148-51. doi: 10.3201/eid2012.141211.

Authors

Aron J Hall, Jerome I Tokars, Samar A Badreddine, Ziad Bin Saad, Elaine Furukawa, Malak Al Masri, Lia M Haynes, Susan I Gerber, David T Kuhar, Congrong Miao, Suvang U Trivedi, Mark A Pallansch, Rana Hajjeh, Ziad A Memish

Abstract

To investigate potential transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to health care workers in a hospital, we serologically tested hospital contacts of the index case-patient in Saudi Arabia, 4 months after his death. None of the 48 contacts showed evidence of MERS-CoV infection.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Cross Infection*
Female
Health Personnel*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus*
Young Adult