Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities.

ABSTRACT: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since the report of the first patient in Saudi Arabia in 2012, large-scale outbreaks through hospital-acquired infection and inter-hospital transmission have been reported. Most of the patients reported in South Korea were also infected in hospital settings. Therefore, to eliminate the spread of MERS-CoV, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented with rigor. The present guideline has been drafted on the basis of the experiences of infection control in the South Korean hospitals involved in the recent MERS outbreak and on domestic and international infection prevention and control guidelines. To ensure efficient MERS-Co

SUBMITTER: Kim JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4716282 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature