Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2017)

First Confirmed Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain: In a Saudi Gentleman after Cardiac Bypass Surgery

  • Nahed Seddiq,
  • Manaf Al-Qahtani,
  • Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq,
  • Nazar Bukamal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1262838
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is well known to cause severe respiratory infection and was first reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012. We report here the first confirmed MERS-CoV infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain in a Saudi gentleman who was admitted electively for coronary bypass surgery, postoperatively developed an acute respiratory illness, and tested positive for MERS-CoV. 40 close contacts, all healthcare workers, were traced and followed with no documented secondary cases.