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cord-318315-r6wqywwe	Memish, Ziad A.	Etiology of severe community-acquired pneumonia during the 2013 Hajj—part of the MERS-CoV surveillance program	2014-06-23		.txt	text/plain	3090	195	51	We aimed to screen Hajj pilgrims admitted to healthcare facilities in 2013 with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for MERS-CoV and to determine other etiologies. METHODS: Sputum samples were collected from all pilgrims admitted to 15 healthcare facilities in the cities of Makkah and Medina, Saudi Arabia, who were diagnosed with severe CAP on admission, presenting with bilateral pneumonia. 7, 10 In recent years, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has also emerged as a cause of serious illness including severe pneumonia. Respiratory tract infections are common illnesses during the Hajj, 15 and pneumonia is the leading cause of hospital admission, including admission to the ICU, during the pilgrimage. 16 In the current study, as part of the Saudi MoH MERS-CoV surveillance, we investigated the etiology of severe CAP in pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj requiring hospitalization. 7,10 Studies performed during previous Hajj seasons have reported the organism as a cause of respiratory tract infections including penumonia.	./cache/cord-318315-r6wqywwe.txt	./txt/cord-318315-r6wqywwe.txt