id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-299621-m4kdkmey Kumar, A. Outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Saudi Arabian experience 2017-08-31 .txt text/plain 1869 84 41 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first identified from a 60-year-old Saudi male patient admitted to a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June13, 2012, with history of fever, cough, expectoration, and shortness of breath who eventually expired 11 days after admission from progressive respiratory failure. In April 2012, a cluster of cases of pneumonia occurred in health care workers of an intensive care unit in a hospital in Zarqa, Jordan, of which 2 patients died, both of whom were confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus by retrospective analysis of stored sample. New respiratory illness room with portable High efficiency particulate arrestors (HEPA) was created to isolate suspected MERS-CoV infected patients within the Emergency Medical Services. Until date (July 2017), there are no healthcare associated MERS-CoV Infection among patients, visitors and HCWs of our hospital and improved compliance with the IPC policies and procedures were achieved. ./cache/cord-299621-m4kdkmey.txt ./txt/cord-299621-m4kdkmey.txt