Diagnosis of febrile illnesses other than ebola virus disease at an ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone

Matthew K. O'Shea; Kate A. Clay; Darren G. Craig; Steven W. Matthews; Raymond L.C. Kao; Tom Fletcher; Mark S. Bailey; Emma Hutley

doi:10.1093/cid/civ399

Diagnosis of febrile illnesses other than ebola virus disease at an ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone

Matthew K. O'Shea, Kate A. Clay, Darren G. Craig, Steven W. Matthews, Raymond L.C. Kao, Tom Fletcher, Mark S. Bailey, Emma Hutley

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Patients with febrile illnesses presenting to an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone had a wide range of diagnoses other than Ebola virus disease. Rapid diagnostic tests were useful in confirming these diagnoses, reducing the length of patient stay with valuable consequences. These alternative diagnoses should assist in future planning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	795-798
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	61
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ399
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2015

Keywords

Ebola virus disease
Febrile illness
FilmArray
Rapid diagnostics
Sierra Leone

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