Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Imported into the United States, 2014
Autor: | Nora Chea, Daniel R. Feikin, Marlene Madrigal, Minal Kapoor, Alfred DeMaria, Kimberly Pringle, Lixia Liu, Craig Conover, Nicole J. Cohen, Donna Allen, Pam Pantones, Rashmi Chugh, Rachel Burns, Lia M. Haynes, Eileen Schneider, Steve Allen, Shawn Richards, Susan I. Gerber, David T. Kuhar, Lucy Breakwell, Michelle Sandoval, David L. Swerdlow, Alan Kumar, Sandra Smole, Michael O. Vernon |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome into the United States 2014 Epidemiology Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus coronavirus lcsh:Medicine medicine.disease_cause Risk Assessment contact tracing lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases law.invention imported case MERS-CoV Young Adult law Environmental health Health care medicine Infection control Humans lcsh:RC109-216 viruses business.industry Research Middle East respiratory syndrome lcsh:R transmission Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.disease infection control United States Infectious Diseases Transmission (mechanics) exposure Immunology Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus self-reporting Female global positioning system tracer tags business Risk assessment Coronavirus Infections Contact tracing contact |
Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 7, Pp 1128-1134 (2015) |
ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
Popis: | Despite 61 contacts with unprotected exposure, no secondary cases occurred. In May 2014, a traveler from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the first person identified with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States. To evaluate transmission risk, we determined the type, duration, and frequency of patient contact among health care personnel (HCP), household, and community contacts by using standard questionnaires and, for HCP, global positioning system (GPS) tracer tag logs. Respiratory and serum samples from all contacts were tested for MERS-CoV. Of 61 identified contacts, 56 were interviewed. HCP exposures occurred most frequently in the emergency department (69%) and among nurses (47%); some HCP had contact with respiratory secretions. Household and community contacts had brief contact (e.g., hugging). All laboratory test results were negative for MERS-CoV. This contact investigation found no secondary cases, despite case-patient contact by 61 persons, and provides useful information about MERS-CoV transmission risk. Compared with GPS tracer tag recordings, self-reported contact may not be as accurate. |
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