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Comparative Epidemiology of Human Infections with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronaviruses among Healthcare Personnel

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Comparative Epidemiology of Human Infections with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronaviruses among Healthcare Personnel

Auteurs : Shelan Liu [République populaire de Chine] ; Ta-Chien Chan [Taïwan] ; Yu-Tseng Chu [Taïwan] ; Joseph Tsung-Shu Wu [Taïwan, Malawi] ; Xingyi Geng [République populaire de Chine] ; Na Zhao [République populaire de Chine] ; Wei Cheng [République populaire de Chine] ; Enfu Chen [République populaire de Chine] ; Chwan-Chuen King [Taïwan]

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Abstract

The largest nosocomial outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) occurred in South Korea in 2015. Health Care Personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring MERS-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infections first identified in 2003. This study described the similarities and differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 183 confirmed global MERS cases and 98 SARS cases in Taiwan associated with HCP. The epidemiological findings showed that the mean age of MERS-HCP and total MERS cases were 40 (24~74) and 49 (2~90) years, respectively, much older than those in SARS [SARS-HCP: 35 (21~68) years, p = 0.006; total SARS: 42 (0~94) years, p = 0.0002]. The case fatality rates (CFR) was much lower in MERS-HCP [7.03% (9/128)] or SARS-HCP [12.24% (12/98)] than the MERS-non-HCP [36.96% (34/92), p<0.001] or SARS-non-HCP [24.50% (61/249), p<0.001], however, no difference was found between MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP [p = 0.181]. In terms of clinical period, the days from onset to death [13 (4~17) vs 14.5 (0~52), p = 0.045] and to discharge [11 (5~24) vs 24 (0~74), p = 0.010] and be hospitalized days [9.5 (3~22) vs 22 (0~69), p = 0.040] were much shorter in MERS-HCP than SARS-HCP. Similarly, days from onset to confirmation were shorter in MERS-HCP than MERS-non-HCP [6 (1~14) vs 10 (1~21), p = 0.044]. In conclusion, the severity of MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP was lower than that of MERS-non-HCP and SARS-non-HCP due to younger age and early confirmation in HCP groups. However, no statistical difference was found in MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP. Thus, prevention of nosocomial infections involving both novel Coronavirus is crucially important to protect HCP.


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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149988
PubMed: 26930074
PubMed Central: 4773072

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<p>The largest nosocomial outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) occurred in South Korea in 2015. Health Care Personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring MERS-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infections first identified in 2003. This study described the similarities and differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 183 confirmed global MERS cases and 98 SARS cases in Taiwan associated with HCP. The epidemiological findings showed that the mean age of MERS-HCP and total MERS cases were 40 (24~74) and 49 (2~90) years, respectively, much older than those in SARS [SARS-HCP: 35 (21~68) years,
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0.0002]. The case fatality rates (CFR) was much lower in MERS-HCP [7.03% (9/128)] or SARS-HCP [12.24% (12/98)] than the MERS-non-HCP [36.96% (34/92),
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<italic>p =</italic>
0.044]. In conclusion, the severity of MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP was lower than that of MERS-non-HCP and SARS-non-HCP due to younger age and early confirmation in HCP groups. However, no statistical difference was found in MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP. Thus, prevention of nosocomial infections involving both novel Coronavirus is crucially important to protect HCP.</p>
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<bold>Competing Interests: </bold>
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.</p>
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<p>Conceived and designed the experiments: SLL CCK. Performed the experiments: SLL TCC YTC JTSW. Analyzed the data: TCC YTC JTSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XYG NZ WC EFC. Wrote the paper: SLL.</p>
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<corresp id="cor001">* E-mail:
<email>liushelan@126.com</email>
(SLL);
<email>chwanchuen@gmail.com</email>
(CCK)</corresp>
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<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="collection">
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<elocation-id>e0149988</elocation-id>
<history>
<date date-type="received">
<day>21</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2015</year>
</date>
<date date-type="accepted">
<day>7</day>
<month>2</month>
<year>2016</year>
</date>
</history>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>© 2016 Liu et al</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2016</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Liu et al</copyright-holder>
<license xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
<license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License</ext-link>
, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
</license>
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<abstract>
<p>The largest nosocomial outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) occurred in South Korea in 2015. Health Care Personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring MERS-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infections first identified in 2003. This study described the similarities and differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 183 confirmed global MERS cases and 98 SARS cases in Taiwan associated with HCP. The epidemiological findings showed that the mean age of MERS-HCP and total MERS cases were 40 (24~74) and 49 (2~90) years, respectively, much older than those in SARS [SARS-HCP: 35 (21~68) years,
<italic>p =</italic>
0.006; total SARS: 42 (0~94) years,
<italic>p =</italic>
0.0002]. The case fatality rates (CFR) was much lower in MERS-HCP [7.03% (9/128)] or SARS-HCP [12.24% (12/98)] than the MERS-non-HCP [36.96% (34/92),
<italic>p<0</italic>
.
<italic>001</italic>
] or SARS-non-HCP [24.50% (61/249),
<italic>p<0</italic>
.
<italic>001</italic>
], however, no difference was found between MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP [
<italic>p = 0</italic>
.
<italic>181</italic>
]. In terms of clinical period, the days from onset to death [13 (4~17) vs 14.5 (0~52),
<italic>p</italic>
= 0.045] and to discharge [11 (5~24) vs 24 (0~74),
<italic>p =</italic>
0.010] and be hospitalized days [9.5 (3~22) vs 22 (0~69),
<italic>p</italic>
= 0.040] were much shorter in MERS-HCP than SARS-HCP. Similarly, days from onset to confirmation were shorter in MERS-HCP than MERS-non-HCP [6 (1~14) vs 10 (1~21),
<italic>p =</italic>
0.044]. In conclusion, the severity of MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP was lower than that of MERS-non-HCP and SARS-non-HCP due to younger age and early confirmation in HCP groups. However, no statistical difference was found in MERS-HCP and SARS-HCP. Thus, prevention of nosocomial infections involving both novel Coronavirus is crucially important to protect HCP.</p>
</abstract>
<funding-group>
<funding-statement>This study was supported by the Taiwan Science Foundation (NSF Grant #92-2751-B-002-020-Y).</funding-statement>
</funding-group>
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<title>Data Availability</title>
<p>All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.</p>
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