Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities
Year: 2015
Type: review
Abstract: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since the report of the first patient in Saudi Arabia in 2012, large-scale outbreaks through hospital-acquired infection and inter-hospital transmission have been reported. Most of the patients reported in South Korea were also infected in hospital settings. Therefore, to eliminate the spread of MERS-CoV, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented with rigor. The present guideline has been drafted on the basis of the experiences of infection control in the South Korean hospitals involved in the recent MERS outbreak and on domestic and international infection prevention and control guidelines. To ensure efficient MERS-CoV infection prevention and control, care should be taken to provide comprehensive infection control measures including contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection, and environmental cleaning.
Source: Infection and Chemotherapy
Authors: Jin Yong Kim, Joon Young Song, Young Kyung Yoon, Seong-Ho Choi, Young Goo Song, Sung-Ran Kim, Hee-Jung Son, Sun-Young Jeong, Jung-Hwa Choi, Kyung Mi Kim, Hee Jung Yoon, Jun Yong Choi, Tae Hyong Kim, Young Hwa Choi, Hong Bin Kim, Ji Hyun Yoon, Jacob Lee, Joong Sik Eom, Sang-Oh Lee, Won Sup Oh, Jung-Hyun Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Woo Joo Kim, Hee Jin Cheong
Institutions: Incheon Medical Center, Korea University, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University Anam Hospital, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University Healthcare System, Chung-Ang University, Yonsei University, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Konkuk University, Konkuk University Medical Center, Yonsei University Health System, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Soonchunhyang University, Ajou University, Seoul National University, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Hallym University, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Kangwon National University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $200
OpenAlex ID: W2264904662