Surface sampling of MERS-CoV in health care settings

Overview

The protocol provides health care and public health professionals guidance on how to investigate the role of environmental contamination during outbreaks of MERS-CoV in a health care setting where a patient infected with MERS-CoV is currently being treated. The results from such studies will be used in risk assessment and risk management of MERS-CoV hospital-acquired infections, but also for guiding the implementation and monitoring of effectiveness of infection prevention and control measures.