Persistent Environmental Contamination and Prolonged Viral Shedding in MERS Patients During MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea
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1978a. Persistent Environmental Contamination and Prolonged Viral Shedding in MERS Patients During MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea Hye Won Jeong, MD PhD; Jung Yeon Heo, MD; Hyung-Woo Kim, MD; Young Ki Choi, PhD; Min-Sok Song, PhD; Yu Bin Seo, MD; Jacob Lee MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, South Korea; Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015