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. 2017 May 15;64(10):1457-1458.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix170.

Infectivity of an Asymptomatic Patient With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

Soo-Youn Moon  1 , Jun Seong Son  1
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Infectivity of an Asymptomatic Patient With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

Soo-Youn Moon et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 15;65(8):1431-1433. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix563. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 29017252 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

During the MERS outbreak in Korea, one case of asymptomatic or mild MERS-CoV infection was noted. Eighty-two persons were exposed to the case without protection. They were isolated and RT-PCR and serology for MERS were performed. There was no transmission through an asymptomatic MERS case in this study.

Keywords: MERS; asymptomatic; infection..

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