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Clinical Features and Outcome of Ebola Virus Disease in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Case Series

Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 182, Year 2017

Clinical and outcome data on pediatric Ebola virus disease are limited. We report a case-series of 33 pediatric patients with Ebola virus disease in a single Ebola Treatment Center in 2014-2015. The case-fatality rate was 42%, with the majority of deaths occurring within 10 days of admission.
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Citations: 15
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study