Clinical predictors of mortality in patients with Ebola virus disease

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 15;60(12):1821-4. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ202. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Abstract

In an observational cohort study including 89 Ebola patients, predictive factors of death were analyzed. The crude mortality rate was 43.8%. Myalgia (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 4.04; P = .02), hemorrrhage (adjusted OR, 3.5; P = .02), and difficulty breathing (adjusted OR, 5.75; P = .01) were independently associated with death.

Keywords: Ebola virus disease; hemorrhagic fever; mortality.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Dyspnea
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myalgia
  • Prospective Studies