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Lassa fever outcomes and prognostic factors in Nigeria (LASCOPE): A prospective cohort study

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Background:
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever endemic in parts of west Africa. New treatments are needed to decrease mortality, but pretrial reference data on the disease characteristics are scarce. We aimed to document baseline characteristics and outcomes for patients hospitalised with Lassa fever in Nigeria.


Methods:
We did a prospective cohort study (LASCOPE) at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Nigeria. All patients ...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30518-0

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-9822-1586
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This work was supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Wellcome [215091/Z/18/Z] and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1209135]. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. More from this funder
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Lancet Global Health Journal website
Volume:
9
Issue:
4
Pages:
e469-e478
Publication date:
2021-03-16
Acceptance date:
2020-12-03
DOI:
EISSN:
2214-109X
Language:
English
Keywords:
Pubs id:
1169011
Local pid:
pubs:1169011
Deposit date:
2021-03-23

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