Early identification of pneumonia patients at increased risk of MERS-CoV infection in Saudi Arabia

Rapidly and accurately identifying individuals who are at high risk for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS ‐CoV) remains a major challenge for the medical and scientific communities. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a risk prediction model for the screening of suspected cases of MERS-CoV infection in patients who had developed pneumonia.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - March 14, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anwar E. Ahmed, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Abeer N. Alshukairi, Mody Alaqeel, Salma S. Siddiq, Hanan A. Alsaab, Ezzeldin A. Sakr, Hamed A. Alyahya, Munzir M. Alandonisi, Alaa T. Subedar, Nouf M. Aloudah, Salim Baharoon, Majid A. Alsalamah, Sameera Al Johani, Moha Source Type: research