📄 Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection during an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. A total 130 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus were identified during a large hospital outbreak in Saudi Arabia; 87 patients and 43 healthcare workers. The majority (80%) of transmission was healthcare-acquired (HAI) infection, with 4 generations of HAI transmission. The emergency department was the main location of exposure.

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