Selected article for: "infection control and MERS cov"

Author: Al-Sehaibany, Fares S.
Title: Middle East respiratory syndrome in children: Dental considerations
  • Document date: 2017_4_23
  • ID: 15s2i6f0_2
    Snippet: MERS-CoV infection in healthcare workers. The 3 patterns of MERS-CoV transmission suggested in the literature include the following: a) sporadic cases occurring in communities; b) transmission within families; and c) nosocomial transmission. 20 Healthcarerelated MERS-CoV transmission is associated with high morbidity, extended use of mechanical ventilation and fatality rates of up to 65%; this type of transmission can be attributed to shortcoming.....
    Document: MERS-CoV infection in healthcare workers. The 3 patterns of MERS-CoV transmission suggested in the literature include the following: a) sporadic cases occurring in communities; b) transmission within families; and c) nosocomial transmission. 20 Healthcarerelated MERS-CoV transmission is associated with high morbidity, extended use of mechanical ventilation and fatality rates of up to 65%; this type of transmission can be attributed to shortcomings in observing stringent infection control protocols. 4, 6, 15, 21 Furthermore, MERS-CoV has been reported to be viable in hospitallike environments for up to 48 hours with a stability that is unaltered during aerosolization. 22 Among 200 healthcare workers' contacts identified in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia, MERS-CoV infection was confirmed in 2 cases. 4 A Saudi study 20 compared healthcare worker and family contact with laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV patients and reported a lower rate (1.12%) of infection among the healthcare workers than among the families (3.4%).

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