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2014-03-17Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/1771
Contact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany
dc.contributor.authorReuss, Annicka
dc.contributor.authorLitterst, Annette
dc.contributor.authorDrosten, Christian
dc.contributor.authorSeilmaier, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBöhmer, Merle
dc.contributor.authorGraf, Petra
dc.contributor.authorGold, Hermann
dc.contributor.authorWendtner, Clemens-Martin
dc.contributor.authorZanuzdana, Arina
dc.contributor.authorSchaade, Lars
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Walter
dc.contributor.authorBuchholz, Udo
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T17:34:32Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T17:34:32Z
dc.date.created2014-03-25
dc.date.issued2014-03-17none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/re2kEoLmwsE/PDF/23aKqgWFTYqKk.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1846
dc.description.abstractOn March 19, 2013, a patient from United Arab Emirates who had severe respiratory infection was transferred to a hospital in Germany, 11 days after symptom onset. Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was suspected on March 21 and confirmed on March 23; the patient, who had contact with an ill camel shortly before symptom onset, died on March 26. A contact investigation was initiated to identify possible person-to-person transmission and assess infection control measures. Of 83 identified contacts, 81 were available for follow-up. Ten contacts experienced mild symptoms, but test results for respiratory and serum samples were negative for MERS-CoV. Serologic testing was done for 53 (75%) of 71 nonsymptomatic contacts; all results were negative. Among contacts, the use of FFP2/FFP3 face masks during aerosol exposure was more frequent after MERS-CoV infection was suspected than before. Infection control measures may have prevented nosocomial transmission of the virus.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectGermanyeng
dc.subjectCoVeng
dc.subjectMERSeng
dc.subjectMERS-CoVeng
dc.subjectMiddle East respiratory syndromeeng
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirateseng
dc.subjectcoronaviruseng
dc.subjectcoronavirus infectionseng
dc.subjectnCoVeng
dc.subjectrespiratory infectionseng
dc.subjectviruseseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleContact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10035946
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1771
local.edoc.container-titleEmerging Infectious Diseases
local.edoc.fp-subtypeArtikel
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1375_article.htm
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
local.edoc.container-volume20
local.edoc.container-issue4
local.edoc.container-year2014

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