Factors Associated with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: Analysis of Patient Data from Uige, Angola | Zendy

Paul Roddy | Zendy; Sara L. Thomas | Zendy; Benjamin Jeffs | Zendy; Pascoal Nascimento Folo | Zendy; Pedro Pablo Palma | Zendy; Bengi Moco Henrique | Zendy; Luís Villa | Zendy; Fernando Paixao Damiao Machado | Zendy; Óscar Bernal | Zendy; Steven J.M. Jones | Zendy; James E. Strong | Zendy; Heinz Feldmann | Zendy; Matthias Borchert | Zendy

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Factors Associated with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: Analysis of Patient Data from Uige, Angola

Author(s) -

Paul Roddy,

Sara L. Thomas,

Benjamin Jeffs,

Pascoal Nascimento Folo,

Pedro Pablo Palma,

Bengi Moco Henrique,

Luís Villa,

Fernando Paixao Damiao Machado,

Óscar Bernal,

Steven J.M. Jones,

James E. Strong,

Heinz Feldmann,

Matthias Borchert

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/652748

Subject(s) - myalgia , medicine , outbreak , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , virology , pathology

Reliable on-site polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is not always available. Therefore, clinicians triage patients on the basis of presenting symptoms and contact history. Using patient data collected in Uige, Angola, in 2005, we assessed the sensitivity and specificity of these factors to evaluate the validity of World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended case definitions for MHF.

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