Crisis prevention and management by infection control nurses during the Middle East respiratory coronavirus outbreak in Korea

A Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak occurred in Korea between June 20 and July 28, 2015. A total of 186 patients were confirmed as being infected with MERS-CoV, 36 of whom died. Infection control nurses referred to hospital guidelines to address the screening and isolation need...

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Autores principales: Choi, Jeong Sil, Kim, Kyung Mi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. 2016
Materias:
Practice Forum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27038394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.032
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Sumario:A Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak occurred in Korea between June 20 and July 28, 2015. A total of 186 patients were confirmed as being infected with MERS-CoV, 36 of whom died. Infection control nurses referred to hospital guidelines to address the screening and isolation needs of patients and instigated a variety of infection control activities to prevent MERS-CoV transmission at the frontlines of patient care. Their concerted effort is believed to have been instrumental in ending the outbreak.

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