id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-312691-ynh84b98 Mohd, Hamzah A. Predictors of MERS-CoV infection: A large case control study of patients presenting with ILI at a MERS-CoV referral hospital in Saudi Arabia 2016-09-24 .txt text/plain 3296 167 56 title: Predictors of MERS-CoV infection: A large case control study of patients presenting with ILI at a MERS-CoV referral hospital in Saudi Arabia BACKGROUND: A case control study to better characterize the clinical features, laboratory, and radiological abnormalities associated with MERS-CoV infection in order to help with early identification of this syndrome from other respiratory infections. METHODS: Eighty patients admitted to a hospital in Riyadh, diagnosed with MERS-CoV infection based on RT-PCR were matched on age, sex, and the presence of a co-morbid condition on a basis of 1:2 to other patients admitted with respiratory symptoms and tested negative for MERS-CoV on RT-PCR. First cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in France, investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: a case-control study of hospitalized patients ./cache/cord-312691-ynh84b98.txt ./txt/cord-312691-ynh84b98.txt