Risk in the "Red Zone": Outcomes for Children Admitted to Ebola Holding Units in Sierra Leone Without Ebola Virus Disease.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28369236.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/cix223 and PMC identifier 5693324.
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Abstract
We collected data on 1054 children admitted to Ebola Holding Units in Sierra Leone and describe outcomes of 697/1054 children testing negative for Ebola virus disease (EVD) and accompanying caregivers. Case-fatality was 9%; 3/630 (0.5%) children discharged testing negative were readmitted EVD-positive. Nosocomial EVD transmission risk may be lower than feared.
Medical subject headings
- Cross Infection
- Disease Outbreaks
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
- Patient Isolation