title: Evaluation of Patients under Investigation for MERS-CoV Infection, United States, January 2013-October 2014.
abstract: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases continue to be reported from the Middle East. Evaluation and testing of patients under investigation (PUIs) for MERS are recommended. In 2013-2014, two imported cases were detected among 490 US PUIs. Continued awareness is needed for early case detection and implementation of infection control measures.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chommanard
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: Susan I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014481:United States
keywords: MERS; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; PUI; United States; coronavirus; patients under investigation; surveillance; viruses