Assessment of the MSF triage system separating patients into different wards pending Ebola virus laboratory confirmation, Kailahun, Sierra Leone, July to September 2014

Investigated the performance of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) triage system

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 December 2015
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Vogt, F, Fitzpatrick, G, Patten, G, van den Bergh, R, Stinson, L, Squire, J, Decroo, T, Declerck, H, Van Herp, M.

Abstract

Prevention of nosocomial Ebola virus (EBOV) infection among patients admitted to an Ebola management centre (EMC) is paramount.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Vogt F, Fitzpatrick G, Patten G, van den Bergh R, Stinson K, Pandolfi L, Squire J, Decroo T, Declerck H, Van Herp M. Assessment of the MSF triage system, separating patients into different wards pending Ebola virus laboratory confirmation, Kailahun, Sierra Leone, July to September 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(50):pii=30097. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.50.30097

Assessment of the MSF triage system separating patients into different wards pending Ebola virus laboratory confirmation, Kailahun, Sierra Leone, July to September 2014

Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2015
Contents