The potential Ebola-infected patient in the ambulatory care setting: Preparing for the worst without compromising care

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-67

  Wu, Henry M ^a   Fairley, Jessica K ^a   Steinberg, James ^a   Kozarsky, Phyllis ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD CULTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRAVEL; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925033674     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-2312     Document Type: Note

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