Τίτλος:
A case of imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
infection and public health response, Greece, April 2014
Περίληψη:
On 18 April 2014, a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
(MERS-CoV) infection was laboratory confirmed in Athens, Greece in a
patient returning from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Main symptoms upon initial
presentation were protracted fever and diarrhoea, during hospitalisation
he developed bilateral pneumonia and his condition worsened. During 14
days prior to onset of illness, he had extensive contact with the
healthcare environment in Jeddah. Contact tracing revealed 73 contacts,
no secondary cases had occurred by 22 April.
Συγγραφείς:
Tsiodras, S.
Baka, A.
Mentis, A.
Iliopoulos, D. and
Dedoukou, X.
Papamavrou, G.
Karadima, S.
Emmanouil, M. and
Kossyvakis, A.
Spanakis, N.
Pavli, A.
Maltezou, H. and
Karageorgou, A.
Spala, G.
Pitiriga, V.
Kosmas, E. and
Tsiagklis, S.
Gkatzias, S.
Koulouris, N. G.
Koutsoukou, A.
and Bakakos, P.
Markozanhs, E.
Dionellis, G.
Pontikis, K.
and Rovina, N.
Kyriakopoulou, M.
Efstathiou, P. and
Papadimitriou, T.
Kremastinou, J.
Tsakris, A.
Saroglou, G.
