Etiology of severe community-acquired pneumonia during the 2013 Hajj—part of the MERS-CoV surveillance program | Zendy

Ziad A. Memish | Zendy; Malak Almasri | Zendy; Abdulhafeez Turkestani | Zendy; Ali M. Al-Shangiti | Zendy; Saber Yezli | Zendy

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Etiology of severe community-acquired pneumonia during the 2013 Hajj—part of the MERS-CoV surveillance program

Author(s) -

Ziad A. Memish,

Malak Almasri,

Abdulhafeez Turkestani,

Ali M. Al-Shangiti,

Saber Yezli

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.003

Subject(s) - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , hajj , medicine , pneumonia , etiology , middle east respiratory syndrome , christian ministry , pediatrics , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , philosophy , theology , islam

Pneumonia is the leading cause of hospital admission during the annual Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj). The etiology of severe pneumonia is complex and includes the newly emerged Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since 2012, the Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH) has required screening for MERS-CoV for all cases of severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization. We aimed to screen Hajj pilgrims admitted to healthcare facilities in 2013 with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for MERS-CoV and to determine other etiologies.

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