The predictor of mortality outcome in adult patients with Ebola virus disease during the 2014–2015 outbreak in Guinea

Autor: E Le Gall, Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Diénaba Kassé, N’Faly Magassouba, Alpha Kone, Facely Camara, Mamadou Pathé Diallo, Nut Koonrungsesomboon, Mandiou Diakite, Fatoumata Cherif
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 36:689-695
ISSN: 1435-4373
0934-9723
Popis: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of any demographic and clinical factors with mortality outcome among adult patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea. This retrospective observational study analyzed medical records of laboratory confirmed EVD adult patients during the 2014–2015 EVD outbreak in Guinea. The associations between any demographic or clinical variables and mortality outcome of EVD were assessed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Of 2,310 EVD adult patients included for analysis, the overall case fatality rate was 68.1%. Univariate analyses identified factors possibly associated with mortality outcome, including patient age (p
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