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

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 911 - 913
• Main Author: Madani, Tariq A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...