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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, J C G; Checchi, F; Youkee, D; Jalloh, M B; Baion, D; Mustapha, A; Jah, H; Lako, S; Oza, S; Boufkhed, S; Feury, R; Bielicki, J; Williamson, E; Gibb, D M; Klein, N; Sahr, F; Yeung, S.

Clin Infect Dis ; 65(1): 162-165, 2017 Jul 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28369236

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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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Cross Infection/mortality , Cross Infection/transmission , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/mortality , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/transmission , Patient Isolation/statistics & numerical data , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Cross Infection/therapy , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Ebolavirus , Female , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/epidemiology , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/therapy , Humans , Infant , Male , Sierra Leone/epidemiology

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