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- MERS is a serious viral respiratory illness caused by the MERS-CoV coronavirus, first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012, with a high mortality rate.
- Major outbreaks, particularly in South Korea, have mainly occurred in hospital settings due to poor infection control, highlighting the need for stringent measures.
- Guidelines for preventing MERS infections have been developed based on the experiences from South Korean hospitals and international standards, emphasizing the importance of contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection, and cleaning.
Article 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.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716282 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2015.47.4.278 | DOI Listing |
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