Table 1.
Distribution of Non-Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Diagnoses (N = 51) at the Defence Medical Services EVD Treatment Unit, Kerry Town, Sierra Leone
| Diagnostic Group | N (%) | International HCW | Subgroup Diagnosis | N | Group Length of Stay |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Median (Days) | IQR (Days) | ||||
| Malaria | 13 (25.5) | 5 (38.5) | M. falciparum | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0–2.75 |
| Mixed spp. | 1 | |||||
| Not specified | 1 | |||||
| URTI (NP FilmArray) | 4 (7.8) | 4 (100) | Influenza A | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.75 |
| Coronavirus 229E | 1 | |||||
| Coronavirus OC43 | 2 | |||||
| Enteric infectionsa (GI FilmArray) | 13 (25.5) | 9 (69.2) | Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.5 |
| Shigella/EIEC | 6 | |||||
| ETEC | 5 | |||||
| EPEC | 6 | |||||
| EAEC | 6 | |||||
| STEC | 1 | |||||
| Vibrio spp. | 1 | |||||
| Astrovirus | 1 | |||||
| Other clinical diagnoses | 12 (23.5) | 5 (41.7) | LRTI | 3 | 2.0 | 1.25–2.75 |
| Pharyngitis | 2 | |||||
| Urinary tract infection | 1 | |||||
| Cellulitis | 1 | |||||
| Dermatitis | 1 | |||||
| Gastroenteritis | 1 | |||||
| Pancreatitis | 1 | |||||
| Chronic hepatic disease | 2 | |||||
| UFI | 9 (17.6) | 3 (33.3) | 2.0 | 1.5–3.0 | ||
Abbreviations: EAEC, enteroaggregative E. coli; EIEC, enteroinvasive E. coli; EPEC, enteropathogenic E. coli; ETEC, enterotoxigenic E. coli; GI, gastrointestinal; HCW, healthcare worker; IQR, interquartile range; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; NP, nasopharyngeal; spp., species; STEC, Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli; UFI, undifferentiated febrile illness; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.
a Subgroup diagnoses of enteric infections are greater than the total due to the identification of mixed infection in 8 individuals.