Table 2.
Distribution of all individuals screened by age, gender and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) status
| Children | Adults | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number positive | Total screened | % Positive | Number positive | Total screened | % Positive | |
| Female | ||||||
| Family contacts | 5 | 87 | 5.7 | 3 | 147 | 2.04 |
| HCW contacts | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1155 | 1.30 |
| Patients | 1 | 207 | 0.48 | 21 | 1151 | 1.82 |
| Total | 6 | 294 | 2 | 39 | 2453 | 1.59a |
| Males | ||||||
| Family contacts | 2 | 77 | 2.5 | 7 | 151 | 4.64 |
| HCW contacts | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 540 | 0.74 |
| Patients | 1 | 254 | 0.39 | 49 | 1296 | 3.78 |
| Total | 3 | 331 | 0.9 | 60 | 1987 | 3.02a |
HCW, healthcare worker.
a
Male patients had a significantly higher positive rate for MERS‐CoV than female patients (p 0.013).
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