Coordinating the clinical management of imported human cases suspected of being infected with a highly pathogenic virus such as Ebola

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2014, Pages O794-O795

  De Lamballerie, X ^a,b  

^a Aix Marseille University IRD 190 Inserm 1207   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLA VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE DATABASE; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRAVEL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; TRAVEL;

EID: 84916615777     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12792     Document Type: Article

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