Clinical predictor of mortality in patients with Ebola virus disease

Authors
Barry, Moumié
Touré, Abdoulaye
Traoré, Fodé Amara
Sako, Fodé-Bangaly
Sylla, D
Kpamy, Dimai Ouo
Bah, Elhadj Ibrahima
Bangoura, M'Mah
Poncin, Marc
Keita, Sakoba
Tounkara, Thierno Mamadou
Cisse, Mohamed
Vanhems, Philippe
Issue Date
2015-03-13

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Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Abstract
In an observational cohort study including 89 Ebola patients, predictor factors of death were analyzed. The crude mortality rate was 43.8%. Myalgia (OR; 4.04; P=0.02), hemorrhage (OR=3.52; P=0.02), and difficulty breathing (OR= 5.75; P=0.01) were independently associated with death.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/556150
DOI
10.1093/cid/civ202
PubMed ID
25770172
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http://cid.oxfordjournals.org//cgi/reprint/60/12/1821?ijkey=dWjMzHyauKLTA&keytype=ref&siteid=cid
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en
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ISSN
1537-6591
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