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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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Asymptomatic Infections*
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Coronavirus Infections / blood
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Coronavirus Infections / immunology
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Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
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Cross Infection
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Disease Outbreaks
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Health Personnel
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / genetics
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / immunology
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / isolation & purification
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Republic of Korea / epidemiology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Serology
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Travel
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin G