Information for Healthcare Professionals
CDC interim guidance for evaluating patients, close contacts and clusters, reporting persons under investigation (PUIs), testing specimens, and infection control.
CDC interim information for clinicians on human infections with MERS-CoV.
Checklists and resources to help healthcare providers and facilities enhance preparedness for MERS-CoV infection control.
Interim recommendations for managing hospitalized patients with known or suspected MERS-CoV infection.
CDC Interim U.S. guidance for monitoring people potentially exposed to MERS-CoV and evaluating their intended travel, including the application of movement restrictions when indicated.
CDC interim guidance on implementing home care and isolation or quarantine of people confirmed to have, or being evaluated for, MERS.
Updated guidance to assist AMT service providers transporting MERS patients.
Important Links
- Guidelines for Collection of Clinical Specimens
- Update on the Epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities — January 2015. MMWR. Jan 30, 2015
- CDC Expert Commentary Video: Be on the Lookout for MERS-CoV. 5:26 minutes, Released Jun 23, 2014
Editorial Collaboration with Medscape - CDC Expert Commentary: Interim Guidance for Health Professionals. Jun 23, 2014
Editorial Collaboration with Medscape
