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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A family cluster of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections related to a likely unrecognized asymptomatic or mild case
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 17, No. 9, Year 2013
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Background: Ninety confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported to the World Health Organization. We report the details of a second family cluster of MERS-CoV infections from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: We present the clinical, laboratory and epidemiological details of 3 patients from a family cluster of MERS-CoV infections. Results: The first patient developed respiratory symptoms and fever 14 days after admission to hospital for an unrelated reason. He died 11 days later with multi-organ failure. Two of his brothers presented later to another hospital with respiratory symptoms and fever. MERS-CoV infection in the latter 2 patients was confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction testing. All 3 patients had fever, cough, shortness of breath, bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray, thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia and rises in serum creatinine kinase and alanine transaminase. No hospital or other social contacts are known to have acquired the infection. It appears that the index patient in this cluster acquired MERS-CoV infection whilst in hospital from an unrecognized mild or asymptomatic case. Conclusion: MERS-CoV acquisition from unrecognized mild or asymptomatic cases may be a more important contributor to ongoing transmission than previously appreciated. © 2013 International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Authors & Co-Authors
Omrani, Ali S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Matin, Mohammad Abdul
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Haddad, Qais
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Security Forces Hospital Program Riyadh
Al-Nakhli, Daifallah J.
Unknown Affiliation
Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine Alfaisal University
AlBarrak, Ali M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Statistics
Citations: 171
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijid.2013.07.001
ISSN:
12019712
e-ISSN:
18783511
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy