Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the Republic of Korea.
Won Suk ChoiCheol-In KangYonjae KimJae Phil ChoiJoon Sung JohHyoung-Shik ShinGayeon KimKyong Ran PeckDoo Ryeon ChungHye Ok KimSook Hee SongYang Ree KimKyung Mok SohnYounghee JungJi Hwan BangNam Joong KimKkot Sil LeeHye Won JeongJi-Young RheeEu Suk KimHeungjeong WooWon Sup OhKyungmin HuhYoung Hyun LeeJoon Young SongJacob LeeChang-Seop LeeBaek-Nam KimYoung Hwa ChoiSu Jin JeongJin-Soo LeeJi Hyun YoonYu Mi WiMi Kyong JoungSeong Yeon ParkSun Hee LeeSook-In JungShin-Woo KimJae Hoon LeeHyuck LeeHyun Kyun KiYeon Sook Kimnull nullPublished in: Infection & chemotherapy (2016)
The clinical features of MERS-CoV infection in the Republic of Korea were similar to those of previous outbreaks in the Middle East. However, the overall mortality rate (20.4%) was lower than that in previous reports. Enhanced surveillance and active management of patients during the outbreak may have resulted in improved outcomes.