Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

Abdullah M. Assiri(Ministry of Health), Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq(Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization), Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah(Ministry of Health), Fahad Alrabiah(King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Sami Al-Hajjar(King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Ali Albarrak(Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital), Hesham Flemban(Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital), Wafa N. Al‐Nassir(National Guard Health Affairs), Hanan H. Balkhy(King Abdulaziz Medical City), Rafat F. Alhakeem(Ministry of Health), Hatem Q. Makhdoom(Ministry of Health), Alimuddin Zumla(University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Ziad A. Memish(Ministry of Health)
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
July 25, 2013
10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70204-4
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