Hospital preparations for viral hemorrhagic fever patients and experience gained from admission of an Ebola patient

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 184-191

  Haverkort, J J Mark ^a   Ben Minderhoud, A L C ^a   Wind, Jelte D D ^a   Leenen, Luke P H ^a   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^a   Ellerbroek, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR INCIDENT HOSPITAL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STETHOSCOPE; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84955123299     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2202.151393     Document Type: Article

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