Seddiq, NahedAl-Qahtani, ManafAl-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.Bukamal, Mazar2020-04-272020-04-272017-08Seddiq, N., Al-Qahtani, M., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., & Bukamal, N. (2017). First Confirmed Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain: In a Saudi Gentleman after Cardiac Bypass Surgery. Case reports in infectious diseases, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1262838https://hdl.handle.net/1805/22656Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is well known to cause severe respiratory infection and was first reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012. We report here the first confirmed MERS-CoV infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain in a Saudi gentleman who was admitted electively for coronary bypass surgery, postoperatively developed an acute respiratory illness, and tested positive for MERS-CoV. 40 close contacts, all healthcare workers, were traced and followed with no documented secondary cases.enAttribution 4.0 InternationalMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusMERS-CoVSaudi ArabiaArticle