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Ebola virus disease nosocomial infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a descriptive study of cases during the 2018–2020 outbreak

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Highlights • Health workers were among those most affected by nosocomial Ebola virus disease (EVD) in this outbreak.• Children had a higher case fatality rate compared with other patients with… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Health workers were among those most affected by nosocomial Ebola virus disease (EVD) in this outbreak.• Children had a higher case fatality rate compared with other patients with nosocomial EVD.• Referral health facilities and privately owned health facilities had the highest number of nosocomial infections (NI).• Clear case definition of NI is required to prompt transmission chain interruption.

Keywords: disease nosocomial; virus disease; nosocomial infections; ebola virus

Journal Title: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021

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