Guidelines for treatment of patients with Ebola Virus Diseases are urgently needed

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages e85-e86

  Petersen, Eskild ^a   Maiga, Boubacar ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLUID THERAPY; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; GUINEA; HIV TEST; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; LIBERIA; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEPTICEMIA; SIERRA LEONE; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84919723511     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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