The clinical and virological features of the first imported case causing MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea, 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2015, the largest outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection outside the Middle East occurred in South Korea. We summarized the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings of the first Korean case of MERS-CoV and analyzed whole-genome sequences of MERS-CoV derived from the patient.

Case presentation

A 68-year-old man developed fever and myalgia 7 days after returning to Korea, following a 10-day trip to the Middle East. Before diagnosis, he visited 4 hospitals, potentially resulting in secondary transmission to 28 patients. On admission to the National Medical Center (day 9, post-onset of clinical illness), he presented with drowsiness, hypoxia, and multiple patchy infiltrations on the chest radiograph. He was intubated

SUBMITTER: Lee JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512736 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature