ArticleBMC infectious diseases2019
Current epidemiological status of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the world from 1.1.2017 to 17.1.2018: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparison of confirmed COVID-19 with SARS and MERS cases - Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, radiographic signs and outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in medical virology · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative genomics identifies small interfering RNA with activity against all five human betacoronaviruses.Genome medicine · 2026Article
- Interleukin 13-Induced Inflammation Increases DPP4 Abundance but Does Not Enhance Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Replication in Airway Epithelia.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Role of feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in early detection of cardiac dysfunction in β-thalassemia patients recovered from COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Investigation of Correlation between Coronavirus Anxiety, Academic Motivation and Attitude towards the Field Education in Medical Students.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2023Article
- MERS-CoV ORF4b employs an unusual binding mechanism to target IMPα and block innate immunity.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Stress and burnout in health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: validation of a questionnaire.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- Burnout syndrome among frontline doctors of secondary and tertiary care hospitals of Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
- Serosurvey for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibody in dromedary camels and human patients at a secondary care hospital, Illela, Northwest Nigeria.Comparative clinical pathology · 2022Article
- SARS, MERS and CoVID-19: An overview and comparison of clinical, laboratory and radiological features.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Review
- A double edged-sword - The Complement System during SARS-CoV-2 infection.Life sciences · 2021Review
- Paucity and Disparity of Publicly Available Sex-Disaggregated Data for the COVID-19 Epidemic Hamper Evidence-Based Decision-Making.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Psychological Distress, Social Support, Coping Style, and Perceived Stress Among Medical Staff and Medical Students in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Epidemic in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Attitudes and predictive factors of psychological distress and occupational burnout among dentists during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2021Article
- The recent challenges of highly contagious COVID-19, causing respiratory infections: Symptoms, diagnosis, transmission, possible vaccines, animal models, and immunotherapy.Chemical biology & drug design · 2020Review
- From ACE2 to COVID-19: A multiorgan endothelial disease.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020Article
- The mental state and risk factors of Chinese medical staff and medical students in early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2020Article
- Sex differences in COVID-19 mortality: opportunity to develop HSP27 (HSPB1) immunotherapy to treat hyper-inflammation?Cell stress & chaperones · 2020Article
- Epidemiology of Seasonal Coronaviruses: Establishing the Context for the Emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- A new threat from an old enemy: Re‑emergence of coronavirus (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2020Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is considered to be responsible for a new viral epidemic and an emergent threat to global health security. This study describes the current epidemiological status of MERS-CoV in the world.
methodsEpidemiological analysis was performed on data derived from all MERS-CoV cases recorded in the disease outbreak news on WHO website between 1.1.2017 and 17.1.2018. Demographic and clinical information as well as potential contacts and probable risk factors for mortality were extracted based on laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV cases.
resultsA total of 229 MERS-CoV cases, including 70 deaths (30.5%), were recorded in the disease outbreak news on world health organization website over the study period. Based on available details in this study, the case fatality rate in both genders was 30.5% (70/229) [32.1% (55/171) for males and 25.8% (15/58) for females]. The disease occurrence was higher among men [171 cases (74.7%)] than women [58 cases (25.3%)]. Variables such as comorbidities and exposure to MERS-CoV cases were significantly associated with mortality in people affected with MERS-CoV infections, and adjusted odds ratio estimates were 2.2 (95% CI: 1.16, 7.03) and 2.3 (95% CI: 1.35, 8.20), respectively. All age groups had an equal chance of mortality.
conclusionsIn today's "global village", there is probability of MERS-CoV epidemic at any time and in any place without prior notice. Thus, health systems in all countries should implement better triage systems for potentially imported cases of MERS-CoV to prevent large epidemics.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.