title: Ebola Virus Disease: Experience and Decision Making for the First Patients outside of Africa.
abstract: David Stephens and colleagues describe their experience of treating patients with Ebola virus disease at Emory University in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ribner
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Bryce D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gartland
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Nancye R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Feistritzer
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Monica M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Christian P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.affiliation: Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Ebola Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history; D005845:Georgia; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000458:organization & administration