Derivation and Internal Validation of a Mortality Prognostication Machine Learning Model in Ebola Virus Disease Based on Iterative Point-of-Care Biomarkers

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America..

Background: Although multiple prognostic models exist for Ebola virus disease mortality, few incorporate biomarkers, and none has used longitudinal point-of-care serum testing throughout Ebola treatment center care.

Methods: This retrospective study evaluated adult patients with Ebola virus disease during the 10th outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola virus cycle threshold (Ct; based on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction) and point-of-care serum biomarker values were collected throughout Ebola treatment center care. Four iterative machine learning models were created for prognosis of mortality. The base model used age and admission Ct as predictors. Ct and biomarkers from treatment days 1 and 2, days 3 and 4, and days 5 and 6 associated with mortality were iteratively added to the model to yield mortality risk estimates. Receiver operating characteristic curves for each iteration provided period-specific areas under curve with 95% CIs.

Results: Of 310 cases positive for Ebola virus disease, mortality occurred in 46.5%. Biomarkers predictive of mortality were elevated creatinine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), alanine aminotransferase, and potassium; low albumin during days 1 and 2; elevated C-reactive protein, BUN, and potassium during days 3 and 4; and elevated C-reactive protein and BUN during days 5 and 6. The area under curve substantially improved with each iteration: base model, 0.74 (95% CI, .69-.80); days 1 and 2, 0.84 (95% CI, .73-.94); days 3 and 4, 0.94 (95% CI, .88-1.0); and days 5 and 6, 0.96 (95% CI, .90-1.0).

Conclusions: This is the first study to utilize iterative point-of-care biomarkers to derive dynamic prognostic mortality models. This novel approach demonstrates that utilizing biomarkers drastically improved prognostication up to 6 days into patient care.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Open forum infectious diseases - 11(2024), 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite ofad689

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bearnot, Courtney J [VerfasserIn]
Mbong, Eta N [VerfasserIn]
Muhayangabo, Rigo F [VerfasserIn]
Laghari, Razia [VerfasserIn]
Butler, Kelsey [VerfasserIn]
Gainey, Monique [VerfasserIn]
Perera, Shiromi M [VerfasserIn]
Michelow, Ian C [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Oliver Y [VerfasserIn]
Levine, Adam C [VerfasserIn]
Colubri, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Aluisio, Adam R [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarker
Ebola virus disease
Humanitarian response
Journal Article
Machine learning
Point-of-care testing

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Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ofid/ofad689

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NLM368695867