Clinical characteristics and outcome of ICU admitted MERS corona virus infected patients Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Abstract Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a novel respiratory illness firstly reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a new corona virus, called MERS corona virus (MERS-CoV). Most people who have MERS-CoV infection developed severe acute respiratory illness. Aim of the work: T