Definitive diagnosis in suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus cases

J Travel Med. 2018 Jan 1;25(1):tax084. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tax084.

Abstract

We evaluated the microbiological diagnosis in 14 patients with epidemiological and clinical suspicion of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) attended in a non-endemic area between June 2015 and January 2017. While no MERS-CoV was detected, other respiratory viruses were identified in 12 cases and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in 1 case.

Keywords: FilmArray; MERS-CoV; diagnosis; multiplex PCR; respiratory agents.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / diet therapy
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Middle East / ethnology
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Travel*
  • Young Adult