Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities

Overview

Journal Infect Chemother

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2016 Jan 21

PMID 26788414

Citations 43

Authors

Jin Yong Kim

Joon Young Song

Young Kyung Yoon

Seong-Ho Choi

Young Goo Song

Sung-Ran Kim

Hee-Jung Son

Sun-Young Jeong

Jung-Hwa Choi

Kyung Mi Kim

Hee Jung Yoon

Jun Yong Choi

Tae Hyong Kim

Young Hwa Choi

Hong Bin Kim

Ji Hyun Yoon

Jacob Lee

Joong Sik Eom

Sang-Oh Lee

Won Sup Oh

Jung-Hyun Choi

Jin-Hong Yoo

Woo Joo Kim

Hee Jin Cheong

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Abstract

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since the report of the first patient in Saudi Arabia in 2012, large-scale outbreaks through hospital-acquired infection and inter-hospital transmission have been reported. Most of the patients reported in South Korea were also infected in hospital settings. Therefore, to eliminate the spread of MERS-CoV, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented with rigor. The present guideline has been drafted on the basis of the experiences of infection control in the South Korean hospitals involved in the recent MERS outbreak and on domestic and international infection prevention and control guidelines. To ensure efficient MERS-CoV infection prevention and control, care should be taken to provide comprehensive infection control measures including contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection, and environmental cleaning.

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