Use of multiplex PCR to rapidly diagnose febrile patients during a gastroenteritis outbreak among Ebola virus treatment unit workers.
J R Army Med Corps
; 163(1): 73-75, 2017 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-27909068
ABSTRACT
Multiplex PCR can provide rapid diagnosis for patients presenting with an acute undifferentiated febrile illness. Such technology is useful in deployed settings, where access to conventional microbiological diagnosis is limited. It was used in Sierra Leone to guide management of febrile healthcare workers, in whom Ebola virus disease was a possible cause. In particular, it informed appropriate antibiotic treatment while minimising the risk to clinicians of exposure to the causative organism.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença pelo Vírus Ebola
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Febre
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Gastroenterite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J R Army Med Corps
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido