Volume 22, Number 9—September 2016
Research
Ebola Virus Disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2014
Carolina Nanclares, Jimmy Kapetshi, Fanshen Lionetto, Olimpia de la Rosa, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfun, Miriam Alia, Gary Kobinger, and Andrea Bernasconi
Table 1
Characteristics of Ebola virus disease case-patients treated in 2 Ebola treatment centers, Lokolia and Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July–November 2014*
| Characteristic | Total | Male | Female | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, no. (%) | 25 (100) | 13 (52) | 12 (48) | |
| Median age, y (IQR) |
32 (10–39) |
32 (12–47) |
25 (6.5–38.5) |
0.03 |
| Age group, y, no. (%) | ||||
| <5 | 4 (16.0) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (25.0) | |
| >5 to <15 | 5 (20.0) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (16.7) | |
| >15 to <45 | 11 (44.0) | 5 (38.4) | 6 (50.0) | |
| >45 |
5 (20.0) |
4 (30.8) |
1 (8.3) |
|
| Patient cycle threshold at admission, no. (mean ± SD) | 23 (29.22 ± 5.90) | 12 (30.61 ± 5.39) | 11 (27.7 ± 6.32) | |
| <5 y | 3 (22.07 ± 3.63) | <0.001 | ||
| >5 to <15 y | 5 (35.06 ± 4.64) | |||
| >15 to <45 y | 10 (28.17 ± 4.23) | <0.001 | ||
| >45 y |
5 (29.76 ± 6.25) |
|||
| Time from onset to admission, mean d ± SD | 4.69 ± 2.63 | 4.61 ± 2.93 | 4.82 ± 2.34 | |
| Survived | 4.25 ± 3.13 | |||
| Died |
5.21 ± 1.95 |
|||
| Median hospital stay, d (IQR) | 4 (3–12) | |||
| Survived | 10 (3–13) | 3 | 24 | 0.09 |
| Died |
4 (2.5–5.5) |
1 |
18 |
|
| Time from onset to outcome, d (IQR) | 10 (7–15) | 3 | 30 | |
| Survived | 11.5 (7.5–19.5) | 4 | 30 | 0.28 |
| Died | 9 (7–12) | 3 | 23 |
*Blank cells indicate the numbers were too small for meaningful calculation. IQR, interquartile range.
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