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William A. Fischer
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 91
Citations - 3188
William A. Fischer is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ebola virus & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 75 publications receiving 2512 citations. Previous affiliations of William A. Fischer include University of Rochester.
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Clinical presentation of patients with Ebola virus disease in Conakry, Guinea.
Elhadj Ibrahima Bah,Marie Claire Lamah,Tom Fletcher,Shevin T. Jacob,David M. Brett-Major,Amadou A. Sall,Nahoko Shindo,William A. Fischer,Francois Lamontagne,Sow Mamadou Saliou,Daniel G. Bausch,Daniel G. Bausch,Barry Moumié,Tim Jagatic,Armand Sprecher,James V. Lawler,Thierry Mayet,Frederique Jacquerioz,María F.Méndez Baggi,Constanza Vallenas,Christophe Clement,Simon Mardel,Ousmane Faye,Oumar Faye,Baré Soropogui,N’Faly Magassouba,Lamine Koivogui,Ruxandra Pinto,Robert A. Fowler +28 more
TL;DR: Patients with EVD presented with evidence of dehydration associated with vomiting and severe diarrhea, and despite attempts at volume repletion, antimicrobial therapy, and limited laboratory services, the rate of death was 43%.
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The hidden burden of influenza: A review of the extra-pulmonary complications of influenza infection
TL;DR: A comprehensive MEDLINE literature review of articles pertaining to extra‐pulmonary complications of influenza infection, using organ‐specific search terms, yielded 218 articles including case reports, epidemiologic investigations, and autopsy studies that were reviewed to determine the clinical involvement of other organs.
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Caring for critically ill patients with Ebola virus disease: Perspectives from West Africa
Robert A. Fowler,Tom Fletcher,William A. Fischer,Francois Lamontagne,Shevin T. Jacob,David M. Brett-Major,James V. Lawler,Frederique Jacquerioz,Catherine F Houlihan,Tim O'Dempsey,Mauricio Ferri,Takuya Adachi,Marie Claire Lamah,Elhadj Ibrahima Bah,Thierry Mayet,John S. Schieffelin,Susan McLellan,Mikiko Senga,Yasuyuki Kato,Christophe Clement,Simon Mardel,Rosa Constanza Vallenas Bejar De Villar,Nahoko Shindo,Daniel G. Bausch +23 more
TL;DR: Ebola virus disease represents an illness ready for a paradigm shift in care delivery and outcomes, and the profession of critical care medicine can and should be instrumental in helping this happen.
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Molnupiravir, an Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19
William A. Fischer,Joseph J. Eron,Wayne Holman,Myron S. Cohen,Lei Fang,Laura J. Szewczyk,Timothy P. Sheahan,Ralph S. Baric,Katie R. Mollan,Cameron R. Wolfe,Elizabeth R. Duke,Masoud M Azizad,Katyna BorrotoiEsoda,David A. Wohl,Amy James Loftis,Paul Alabanza,Felicia Lipansky,Wendy Painter +17 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the safety, tolerability, and antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir in the treatment of COVID-19 were evaluated in a Phase 2a trial.
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The role of structural factors in determining project management success
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address several strategic issues involved with the structural aspects of project management and find several of them significantly interrelated with project success and the implication of particular project management control systems.