Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease in children.

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Abstract

In the initial description of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, many affected patients were adults with underlying medical comorbidities. Data on the clinical presentation and outcome of pediatric cases are lacking. We report the clinical presentation and outcome of MERS-CoV infection in 11 pediatric patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.

Title: The Pediatric infectious disease journal

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-0987

ISSN (Print): 0891-3668

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2014

Volume: 33

Issue: 9

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[1 ] From the *Al-Faisal University, Riyadh; †Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organisation, Saudi ARAMCO, Dhahran; ‡Infection Prevention and Control Program, Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health; §King Faisal Specialist Hospital; ¶Alhada Military Hospital; ‖Communicable Disease Program, Ministry of Health; **Jeddah Regional Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Jeddah; ††College of Medicine, King Saud University; and ‡‡Minister of Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000325

PubMed ID: 24763193

SO-VID: dc048b8c-6e2f-4fd0-9d3e-fcbe8b69b240

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