MERS-CoV infection among healthcare workers and risk factors for death: Retrospective analysis of all laboratory-confirmed cases reported to WHO from 2012 to 2 June 2018

Background: Approximately half of the reported laboratory-confirmed infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have occurred in healthcare settings, and healthcare workers constitute over one third of all secondary infections. This study aimed to describe secondary cases o...

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Main Authors: Amgad A. Elkholy, Rebecca Grant, Abdullah Assiri, Mohamed Elhakim, Mamunur R. Malik, Maria D. Van Kerkhove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119301443