title: Notes from the Field: Nosocomial Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital--Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2015.
abstract: Since the first diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) caused by the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012, sporadic cases and clusters have occurred throughout the country (1). During June-August, 2015, a large MERS outbreak occurred at King Abulaziz Medical City, a 1,200-bed tertiary-care hospital that includes a 150-bed emergency department that registers 250,000 visits per year.
authors.forename: Hanan H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Balkhy
authors.forename: Thamer H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Alenazi
authors.forename: Majid M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alshamrani
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baffoe-Bonnie
authors.forename: Hail M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Abdely
authors.forename: Aiman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Saed
authors.forename: Hussain A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Al Arbash
authors.forename: Zayid K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Al Mayahi
authors.forename: Abdullah M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bin Saeed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers