Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study

Marcel A. Müller; Benjamin Meyer; Victor M. Corman; Malak Almasri; Abdulhafeez Turkestani; Daniel Ritz; Andrea Sieberg; Souhaib Aldabbagh; Berend-J Bosch; Erik Lattwein; Raafat F. Alhakeem; Abdullah M. Assiri; Ali Albarrak; Ali M. Al-Shangiti; Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq; Paul S. Wikramaratna; Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah; Christian Drosten; Ziad A. Memish

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(15)70090-3

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SerologyMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusMedicineMiddle East respiratory syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cross-sectional studyVirologyCoronavirusAntibodySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus InfectionsImmunologyInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathology

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 15
Issue: 5
Pages: 559-564
Citations: 318
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                                    Marcel A. Müller, 
                                
                                    Benjamin Meyer, 
                                
                                    Victor M. Corman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study. 
                            The Lancet Infectious Diseases
                            , 15
                            (5)
                            , 559-564.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(15)70090-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)70090-3