title: Reply to Karagoz et al.
authors.affiliation: Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.affiliation: Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
authors.affiliation: Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health.
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yezli
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003441:Crowding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology*