title: MERS-CoV in a healthcare worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: an index case investigation.
abstract: In September 2015, a confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) was diagnosed in a healthcare worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Given the absence of confirmed MERS cases in Jeddah at the time, an epidemiological index case investigation took place. The investigation identified a probable source of an index case who had been in hospital in Jordan in August 2015 while there was an ongoing MERS outbreak and who then subsequently sought medical care in Jeddah.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: sarah.shalhoub@googlemail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalhoub
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdraboh
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: AlSharif
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Assiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012529:Saudi Arabia
keywords: Index case; Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS); Screening