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Volume 22, Number 11—November 2016
Research

Risk Factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Personnel

Basem M. Alraddadi, Hanadi S. Al-Salmi, Kara Jacobs-Slifka, Rachel B. Slayton, Concepcion F. Estivariz, Andrew I. Geller, Hanan H. Al-Turkistani, Sanaa S. Al-Rehily, Haleema A. Alserehi, Ghassan Y. Wali, Abeer N. Alshukairi, Esam I. Azhar, Lia M. Haynes, David L. Swerdlow, John A. Jernigan1, and Tariq A. Madani1Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (B.M. Alraddadi, H.S. Al-Salmi, H.H. Al-Turkistani, S.S. Al-Rehily, H.A. Alserehi, G.Y. Wali, A.N. Alshukairi); Ministry of Health, Jeddah (B.M. Alraddadi, E.I. Azhar, T.A. Madani); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K. Jacobs-Slifka, R.B. Slayton, C.F. Estivariz, A.I. Geller, L. Haynes, D.L. Swerdlow, J.A. Jernigan); King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (E.I. Azhar, T.A. Madani)

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Table 1

MERS-CoV symptoms reported by healthcare personnel, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March–July 2014*

Symptom Seropositive, no./No.† (%) Seronegative, no./No.† (%) p value
Muscle pain 13/20 (65.0) 66/260 (25.4) 0.0001
Fever 12/19 (63.2) 42/258 (16.3) <0.0001
Dry cough 11/20 (55.0) 80/262 (30.5) 0.02
Headache 11/20 (55.0) 80/262 (30.5) 0.02
Diarrhea 7/20 (35.0) 21/262 (8.0) 0.0001
Nausea 7/20 (35.0) 18/262 (6.9) <0.0001
Shortness of breath 7/20 (35.0) 32/261 (12.3) 0.005
Runny nose 6/19 (31.6) 92/263 (35.0) 0.76
Chills 6/20 (30.0) 23/261 (8.8) 0.003
Sore throat 5/20 (25.0) 118/263 (44.9) 0.08
Vomiting 4/20 (20.0) 10/262 (3.8) 0.01
Productive cough 3/18 (16.7) 39/263 (14.8) 0.74
Rash 1/20 (5.0) 4/259 (1.5) 0.26
None 3/20(15.0) 94/263 (35.7) 0.019

*MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
†Denominator is the number of healthcare personnel who responded to the question.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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