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ArticleThe Journal of hospital infection2017

Resource impact of managing suspected Middle East respiratory syndrome patients in a UK teaching hospital.

J Veater, N Wong, I Stephenson, H Kirk-Granger, L F Baxter, R Cannon, S Wilson, S Atabani, A Sahota, D Bell and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of hospital infection, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

J VeaterInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
N WongInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
I StephensonInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
H Kirk-GrangerClinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
L F BaxterClinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
R CannonClinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
S WilsonPublic Health Birmingham, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
S AtabaniPublic Health Birmingham, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
A SahotaInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
D BellInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
M WiselkaInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
J W TangClinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: julian.tang@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical challenges exist in the management of hospitalized patients returning to the UK with potential Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, particularly with its clinical overlap with influenza, as demonstrated in this case-series and cost-analysis review of returning Hajj pilgrims. These patients were hospitalized with acute febrile respiratory illness, initially managed as potential MERS-CoV infections, but were eventually diagnosed with influenza. Additional costs were small, yet enhanced infection prevention measures created significant burdens on isolation rooms and staff time. Planning for predictable events such as Hajj is important for resource management. Here, in-house MERS-CoV diagnostic testing would have facilitated earlier diagnosis and discharge.

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Health ResourcesAdultCase ManagementCoronavirus InfectionsFemaleHospital CostsHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMiddle AgedTravelUnited KingdomInfluenzaIsolationMiddle East respiratory syndromePersonal protective equipmentPolymerase chain reaction

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PMID28131646
PMCPMC7132460

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