Citation
Breakwell, Lucy, et al. "Lack of Transmission Among Close Contacts of Patient With Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported Into the United States, 2014." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 7, 2015, pp. 1128-34.
Breakwell L, Pringle K, Chea N, et al. Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported into the United States, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21(7):1128-34.
Breakwell, L., Pringle, K., Chea, N., Allen, D., Allen, S., Richards, S., Pantones, P., Sandoval, M., Liu, L., Vernon, M., Conover, C., Chugh, R., DeMaria, A., Burns, R., Smole, S., Gerber, S. I., Cohen, N. J., Kuhar, D., Haynes, L. M., ... Feikin, D. R. (2015). Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported into the United States, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(7), 1128-34. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.150054
Breakwell L, et al. Lack of Transmission Among Close Contacts of Patient With Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported Into the United States, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21(7):1128-34. PubMed PMID: 26079176.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported into the United States, 2014.
AU - Breakwell,Lucy,
AU - Pringle,Kimberly,
AU - Chea,Nora,
AU - Allen,Donna,
AU - Allen,Steve,
AU - Richards,Shawn,
AU - Pantones,Pam,
AU - Sandoval,Michelle,
AU - Liu,Lixia,
AU - Vernon,Michael,
AU - Conover,Craig,
AU - Chugh,Rashmi,
AU - DeMaria,Alfred,
AU - Burns,Rachel,
AU - Smole,Sandra,
AU - Gerber,Susan I,
AU - Cohen,Nicole J,
AU - Kuhar,David,
AU - Haynes,Lia M,
AU - Schneider,Eileen,
AU - Kumar,Alan,
AU - Kapoor,Minal,
AU - Madrigal,Marlene,
AU - Swerdlow,David L,
AU - Feikin,Daniel R,
PY - 2015/6/17/entrez
PY - 2015/6/17/pubmed
PY - 2016/3/18/medline
KW - MERS-CoV
KW - Middle East respiratory syndrome
KW - United States
KW - contact
KW - contact tracing
KW - coronavirus
KW - exposure
KW - global positioning system tracer tags
KW - imported case
KW - infection control
KW - self-reporting
KW - transmission
KW - viruses
SP - 1128
EP - 34
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
JO - Emerg Infect Dis
VL - 21
IS - 7
N2 - In May 2014, a traveler from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the first person identified with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States. To evaluate transmission risk, we determined the type, duration, and frequency of patient contact among health care personnel (HCP), household, and community contacts by using standard questionnaires and, for HCP, global positioning system (GPS) tracer tag logs. Respiratory and serum samples from all contacts were tested for MERS-CoV. Of 61 identified contacts, 56 were interviewed. HCP exposures occurred most frequently in the emergency department (69%) and among nurses (47%); some HCP had contact with respiratory secretions. Household and community contacts had brief contact (e.g., hugging). All laboratory test results were negative for MERS-CoV. This contact investigation found no secondary cases, despite case-patient contact by 61 persons, and provides useful information about MERS-CoV transmission risk. Compared with GPS tracer tag recordings, self-reported contact may not be as accurate.
SN - 1080-6059
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26079176/Lack_of_Transmission_among_Close_Contacts_of_Patient_with_Case_of_Middle_East_Respiratory_Syndrome_Imported_into_the_United_States_2014_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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