title: Family cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections, Tunisia, 2013.
abstract: In 2013 in Tunisia, 3 persons in 1 family were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The index case-patient's respiratory tract samples were negative for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription PCR, but diagnosis was retrospectively confirmed by PCR of serum. Sequences clustered with those from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Fekri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abroug
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ouanes-Besbes
authors.forename: Mohamed-Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hadj Kacem
authors.forename: Fahmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dachraoui
authors.forename: Islem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ouanes
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paden
authors.forename: Hayat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caidi
authors.forename: Congrong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Mohammed Mohammed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Hajri
authors.forename: Mokhtar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zorraga
authors.forename: Wissem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ghaouar
authors.forename: Afif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: BenSalah
authors.forename: Susan I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005190:Family; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012703:Serotyping; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology