Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections, Tunisia, 2013

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作者
Abroug, Fekri [1 ]
Slim, Amine [2 ]
Ouanes-Besbes, Lamia [1 ]
Kacem, Mohamed-Ali Hadj [2 ]
Dachraoui, Fahmi [1 ]
Ouanes, Islem [1 ]
Lu, Xiaoyan [3 ]
Tao, Ying [3 ]
Paden, Clinton [3 ]
Caidi, Hayat [3 ]
Miao, Congrong [3 ]
Al-Hajri, Mohammed Mohammed
Zorraga, Mokhtar [4 ]
Ghaouar, Wissem [4 ]
BenSalah, Afif [4 ]
Gerber, Susan I. [3 ]
机构
[1] CHU F Bourguiba, Intens Care Unit, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
[2] Ctr Hosp Univ Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia
[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[4] Direct Soins Sante Base, Tunis, Tunisia
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10.3201/eid2009.140378
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
In 2013 in Tunisia, 3 persons in 1 family were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The index case-patient's respiratory tract samples were negative for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription PCR, but diagnosis was retrospectively confirmed by FOR of serum. Sequences clustered with those from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
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