title: Diagnosis of Febrile Illnesses Other Than Ebola Virus Disease at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford.
authors.forename: Matthew K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: O'Shea
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
authors.forename: Kate A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Clay
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Endoscopy Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.
authors.forename: Darren G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.affiliation: Centre for Defence Pathology, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Health Services, Ottawa Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Raymond L C
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.affiliation: Centre for Defence Pathology, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom Department of Microbiology, Frimley Park Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hutley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012807:Sierra Leone / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
keywords: Ebola virus disease; FilmArray; Sierra Leone; febrile illness; rapid diagnostics