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Antoine Oloma Tshomba1,2, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka2,3, Anja De Weggheleire4

  • 1Department of Public Health, University of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

PloS one
|October 17, 2023
PubMed
概括

这项研究发现,将埃博拉预测得分 (ECPS) 与快速诊断测试 (RDT) 结合起来,提供了最具成本效益的埃博拉病毒病 (EVD) 查. 建议使用QuickNaviTM-Ebola RDT的双ECPS条件测试,以在疫情期间有效检测EVD.

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