Abstract
In this report, we describe 37 MERS-CoV infection cases (1 primary, 25 secondary, 11 tertiary cases) in a single hospital in South Korea. The median incubation period was six days (95% CI: 4–7 days) and the duration between suspected symptom onset and laboratory confirmation was 6.5 days (95% CI: 4–9). While incubation period was two days longer, the duration from suspected symptom onset to confirmation was shorter in tertiary compared with secondary infections.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Contact Tracing
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Coronavirus / genetics*
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Coronavirus / isolation & purification
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / diagnosis
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / transmission
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Cross Infection / virology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Kaplan-Meier Estimate
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
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Population Surveillance
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Republic of Korea / epidemiology