Risk Prediction Score for Pediatric Patients with Suspected Ebola Virus Disease
Alicia E. Genisca
1
, Tzu-Chun Chu
1, Lawrence Huang, Monique Gainey, Moyinoluwa Adeniji, Eta N. Mbong, Stephen B. Kennedy, Razia Laghari, Fiston Nganga, Rigo F. Muhayangabo, Himanshu Vaishnav, Shiromi M. Perera, Andrés Colubri
2, Adam C. Levine
2, and Ian C. Michelow
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Author affiliations: Brown Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (A.E. Genisca, H. Vaishnav, A.C. Levine); Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence (A.E. Genisca, A.C. Levine, I.C. Michelow); University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (T.C. Chu); Brown University, Providence (L. Huang, M. Adeniji); Rhode Island Hospital, Providence (M. Gainey); International Medical Corps, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (E.N. Mbong, R. Laghari, F. Nganga, R.F. Muhayangabo); Ministry of Health, Monrovia, Liberia (S.B. Kennedy); International Medical Corps, Washington, DC, USA (S.M. Perera); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (A. Colubri)
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Table 2
Ebola diagnostic model and corresponding point risk score in West Africa, September 2014–September 2015
Variable |
Regression coefficient (95% CI) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Risk score |
Ebola contact |
|
|
|
No |
Referent |
Referent |
0 |
Yes |
3.55 (2.78 to 4.49) |
34.9 (16.1 to 89.2) |
3 |
No known
|
1.88 (0.81 to 3.00)
|
6.56 (2.24 to 20.0)
|
2
|
Any bleeding |
|
|
|
No |
Referent |
Referent |
0 |
Yes
|
2.02 (1.31 to 2.77)
|
7.51 (3.70 to 16.0)
|
2
|
Abdominal pain |
|
|
|
No |
Referent |
Referent |
0 |
Yes |
−1.19 (−1.80 to −0.63) |
0.30 (0.17 to 0.53) |
−1 |
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