| Chapter title |
Clinical Management of Ebola Virus Disease Patients in Low-Resource Settings
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 18 |
| Book title |
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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| Published in |
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/82_2017_18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-968946-3, 978-3-31-968948-7
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| Authors |
Armand Sprecher, Michel Van Herp, Pierre E. Rollin |
| Abstract |
The low-resource environment deprives healthcare providers caring for patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) of many of the means employed for the critically ill that are available in better resourced settings, such as advanced therapeutic interventions and abundant staff. In addition to these limitations may be added those imposed by the remote tropical locations, where EVD outbreaks occur. In this setting, a safe environment is created where healthcare workers may care for their patients over the evolving course of their acute illness into their convalescent period. Clinical management of EVD combines supportive and symptomatic care while also addressing the patient's emotional and mental health needs. A variety of specific therapies directly targeting the virus has become available, but none of these has, as of yet, conclusively demonstrated an impact. Healthcare workers caring for EVD patients must be constantly aware that they are part of a larger epidemic control operation, and their actions have consequences that go beyond their patients to their families and the community affected by the outbreak. |
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| Canada | 1 | 10% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 10% |
| Japan | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
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| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
| Researcher | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 21% |
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| Unspecified | 10 | 18% |
| Psychology | 4 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 27% |