Clinical Care of Two [Liberian] Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States

New England Journal of Medicine ^ | 11/12/2014

[wtd]

West Africa is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in history. Two patients with EVD were transferred from Liberia to our hospital in the United States for ongoing care. Malaria had also been diagnosed in one patient, who was treated for it early in the course of EVD. The two patients had substantial intravascular volume depletion and marked electrolyte abnormalities. We undertook aggressive supportive measures of hydration (typically, 3 to 5 liters of intravenous fluids per day early in the course of care) and electrolyte correction. As the patients' condition improved clinically, there was a concomitant decline in the amount of virus detected in plasma.

[PA Engineer]

Did you catch this?

She was afebrile and remained without fever throughout hospitalization.

[Black Agnes]

I missed that.

If she had been ‘temperatured’ at the airport she’d have passed right on through.

[mad_as_he$$]

FR has really cratered. You actually expect a member to read the OP? Unthinkable.

[franzpick]

EVD czar Klain (’czars’ don’t have to report to congress) will threaten further medical EVD publications with O’Bola’s new penalty: 30 days in the electric chair.

[Toespi]

How obvious can they get? This is the Gruber phenomenon, limit transparency to the stupid voters and lie. The “czar” is brought in and all talk of Ebola anywhere goes dark. The information coming from West Africa is even scanty.