The present guideline has been drafted on the basis of the experiences of infection control in the South Korean hospitals involved in the recent MERS outbreak and on domestic and international infection prevention and control guidelines. Therefore, to eliminate the spread of MERS-CoV, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented with rigor. Most of the patients reported in South Korea were also infected in hospital settings. Since the report of the first patient in Saudi Arabia in 2012, large-scale outbreaks through hospital-acquired infection and inter-hospital transmission have been reported. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Kim, Jin Yong Song, Joon Young Yoon, Young Kyung Choi, Seong-Ho Song, Young Goo Kim, Sung-Ran Son, Hee-Jung Jeong, Sun-Young Choi, Jung-Hwa Kim, Kyung Mi Yoon, Hee Jung Choi, Jun Yong Kim, Tae Hyong Choi, Young Hwa Kim, Hong Bin Yoon, Ji Hyun Lee, Jacob Eom, Joong Sik Lee, Sang-Oh Oh, Won Sup Choi, Jung-Hyun Yoo, Jin-Hong Kim, Woo Joo Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities To ensure efficient MERS-CoV infection prevention and control, care should be taken to provide comprehensive infection control measures including contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection, and environmental cleaning. Kim, Jin Yong Song, Joon Young Yoon, Young Kyung Choi, Seong-Ho Song, Young Goo Kim, Sung-Ran Son, Hee-Jung Jeong, Sun-Young Choi, Jung-Hwa Kim, Kyung Mi Yoon, Hee Jung Choi, Jun Yong Kim, Tae Hyong Choi, Young Hwa Kim, Hong Bin Yoon, Ji Hyun Lee, Jacob Eom, Joong Sik Lee, Sang-Oh Oh, Won Sup Choi, Jung-Hyun Yoo, Jin-Hong Kim, Woo Joo Cheong, Hee Jin Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities.
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