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cord-007828-c7jxj74b	Memish, Ziad A.	Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection control: The missing piece?	2014-11-25		.txt	text/plain	1934	125	50	Since the initial occurrence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012, 1,2 the disease had caused 837 cases, with a case fatality rate of 34.7%. The World Health Organization (WHO) through its expert technical committees was prompt in developing its first infection control guidelines based on available knowledge on the new emerging virus, but it mostly drew on experience from a similar virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS). Careful review of the recent increase in the number of cases revealed that about 25% were among HCWs. 4 Of the initial 128 recent MERS-CoV infected patients in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, most (60%) were infected in the health care setting. Screening for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in hospital patients and their healthcare worker and family contacts: a prospective descriptive study Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a case-control study of hospitalized patients	./cache/cord-007828-c7jxj74b.txt	./txt/cord-007828-c7jxj74b.txt