First Confirmed Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In a Saudi Gentleman after Cardiac Bypass Surgery.pdf (1.63 MB)
First confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain: in a Saudi gentleman after cardiac bypass surgery
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posted on 2022-07-15, 11:13 authored by Nahed Seddiq, Manaf AlQahtaniManaf AlQahtani, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Nazar BukamalMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is well known to cause severe respiratory infection and was first reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012. We report here the first confirmed MERS-CoV infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain in a Saudi gentleman who was admitted electively for coronary bypass surgery, postoperatively developed an acute respiratory illness, and tested positive for MERS-CoV. 40 close contacts, all healthcare workers, were traced and followed with no documented secondary cases.
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Seddiq N, Al-Qahtani M, Al-Tawfiq JA, Bukamal N. First confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain: in a Saudi gentleman after cardiac bypass surgery. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017;2017:1262838Publication Date
28 August 2017External DOI
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28948054Department/Unit
- RCSI Bahrain
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HindawiVersion
- Published Version (Version of Record)
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COVID-19CoronavirusSARS-CoV-2PandemicsMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)severe respiratory infectionclose contactshealthcare workerscardiac bypass surgeryKSASaudi Arabiahypertensiondiabetescamelsraw milktriple vessel diseasecoronary bypass surgerynasopharyngeal swabtransmission moderisk factorsKingdom of BahrainInfectious DiseasesRespiratory DiseasesCardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)
