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

Authors
Kim, Jin YongSong, Joon YoungYoon, Young KyungChoi, Seong-HoSong, Young GooKim, Sung-RanSon, Hee-JungJeong, Sun-YoungChoi, Jung-HwaKim, Kung MiYoon, Hee JungChoi, Jun YongKim, Tae HyongChoi, Young HwaKim, Hong BinYoon, Ji HyunLee, JacobEom, Joong SikLee, Sang-OhOh, Won SupChoi, Jung-HyunYo, Jin-HongKim, Woo JooCheong, Hee Jin
Issue Date
12월-2015
Publisher
KOREAN SOC ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY
Keywords
Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Infection control; Personal protective equipment; Quarantine; Disinfection
Citation
INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, v.47, no.4, pp.278 - 302
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Journal Title
INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume
47
Number
4
Start Page
278
End Page
302
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/91751
DOI
10.3947/ic.2015.47.4.278
ISSN
2093-2340
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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