Clinical Presentation and Care of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the China Ebola Treatment Unit, Liberia
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- Shao Xiaoping
- Emergency Department, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University
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- Ren Weizheng
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital
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- Zhou Feihu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital
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Abstract
In order to evaluate the clinical characteristics of confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients admitted to the China Ebola Treatment Unit (China ETU) between January 2015 and March 2015, we retrospectively analyzed clinical symptoms, treatment, and epidemiologic features of 5 patients with confirmed EVD, and reviewed the relevant medical literature. Of these, 3 patients survived, and 2 died. The time interval from the onset of symptoms to the negative PCR test for Ebola virus in the 3 survivors was 14–18 days. All survivors reported direct contact with confirmed EVD patients up to 21 days prior to admission. All patients developed a fever, fatigue, and anorexia. Fever was generally the first symptom to develop, followed by a gastrointestinal phase characterized by vomiting/nausea (3 cases, 60%), diarrhea (3 cases), and abdominal pain (4 cases, 80%). Three patients (60%) reported joint pain, muscle pain, and conjunctival hemorrhage, respectively, and 2 patients (40%) developed a headache. We concluded that strict isolation and interruption of the route of transmission were required for suspected or confirmed EVD patients. The main treatment strategies were supportive care, maintenance of blood volume and electrolyte balance, and the prevention of complications.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 70 (1), 32-37, 2017
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001206241360384
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- NII Article ID
- 130005296300
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- NII Book ID
- AA1132885X
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- ISSN
- 18842836
- 13446304
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- NDL BIB ID
- 027871006
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- PubMed
- 27169945
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
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- PubMed
- CiNii Articles
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