Case definition and management of patients with MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

According to this algorithm, patients with confirmed MERS-CoV who have no evidence of pneumonia or who recover from pneumonia but remain positive for MERS-CoV, can be isolated at home after careful assessment of the home situation and suitability for isolation by the treating physician, highly train...

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Published inThe Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 911 - 913
Main Author Madani, Tariq A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Algorithms
Case Management
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronavirus Infections - virology
Councils
Data analysis
Disease control
Emergency medical care
Health Planning Guidelines
Hospitals
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus - isolation & purification
Pneumonia
Respiratory diseases
Saudi Arabia
United States
Saudi Arabia
United States
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Summary:According to this algorithm, patients with confirmed MERS-CoV who have no evidence of pneumonia or who recover from pneumonia but remain positive for MERS-CoV, can be isolated at home after careful assessment of the home situation and suitability for isolation by the treating physician, highly trained social workers, or other health-care professionals by telephone or home visits.
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ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70918-1