Preparing for emerging respiratory pathogens such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2

Infez Med. 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):64-70.

Abstract

Preparing for emerging respiratory pathogens is a fundamental requirement for enhancements of the safeguard in healthcare settings. We are facing an increasing pressure to be prepared more than before. Healthcare organizations should be ready to deal with such emerging infectious disease. Here, we share some points that are essential to be considered while we prepare our institutions to prevent the transmission of emerging respiratory pathogens such as MERS-CoV and the recently emerging pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Civil Defense / methods*
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Hospital Administration
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / organization & administration*
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus*
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Patient Isolation
  • Personnel, Hospital / education
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Protective Devices
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus*
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Triage