Diagnosis of Febrile Illnesses Other Than Ebola Virus Disease at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 1;61(5):795-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ399. Epub 2015 May 19.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Ebola virus disease; FilmArray; Sierra Leone; febrile illness; rapid diagnostics.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Fever / diagnosis
  • Fever / epidemiology*
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sierra Leone / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic