Predicting Ebola Severity: A Clinical Prioritization Score for Ebola Virus Disease
Hartley M, Young A, Tran A, Okoni-Williams H, Suma M, Mancuso B, Al-Dikhari A, Faouzi M. Predicting Ebola Severity: A Clinical Prioritization Score for Ebola Virus Disease. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005265. PMID: 28151955, PMCID: PMC5289426, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEbola virus diseaseViral loadPrognostic toolEbola viral loadMultivariate prognostic scoreRetrospective cohort studyEbola treatment centersAccurate prognostic toolVirus diseaseEVD mortalityClinical characteristicsCohort studyPrognostic scoreAsymptomatic infectionClinical severityIntensive treatmentPrognostic potentialUnadjusted predictorsDisease scoreMortality rateTreatment centersEVD diagnosisMortality risk reductionDeadly infectionEarly reporting