Risk in the "Red Zone": Outcomes for Children Admitted to Ebola Holding Units in Sierra Leone Without Ebola Virus Disease.
- Fitzgerald, F
- Wing, K
- Naveed, A
- Gbessay, M
- Ross, JCG
- Checchi, F
- Youkee, D
- Jalloh, MB
- Baion, D
- Mustapha, A
- Jah, H
- Lako, S
- Oza, S
- Boufkhed, S
- Feury, R
- Bielicki, J
- Williamson, E
- Gibb, DM
- Klein, N
- Sahr, F
- Yeung, S
Publication date
March 2017
DOI Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP) ISSN
1058-4838 Citation count (estimate)
2Abstract
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
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