Inpatient signs and symptoms and factors associated with death in children aged 5 years and younger admitted to two Ebola management centres in Sierra Leone, 2014: a retrospective cohort study
Background: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened Ebola management centres (EMCs) in Sierra Leone in Kailahun in June, 2014, and Bo in September, 2014. Case fatality in the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic has been highest in children younger than 5 years. Clinical data on outcomes can prov...
Main Authors: | Tejshri Shah, MSc, Jane Greig, PhD, Linda Margaretha van der Plas, MD, Jay Achar, MBBS, Grazia Caleo, MD, James Sylvester Squire, MD, Alhaji Sayui Turay, MD, Grace Joshy, PhD, Catherine D'Este, PhD, Emily Banks, PhD, Florian Vogt, MSc, Kamalini Lokuge, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16300973 |
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