Hi Calaveras,
I think what is becoming apparent is that just as the CDC was not actually prepared for actual new cases in the US they are likely even less to be not prepared for a coherent strategy to administer drugs. Several MDs including Nebraska and the Dallas team have stated that they researched/looked up what to give and then made some phone calls to get advice from varying sources. This suggests the CDC approach to having a strategy for the administration of drugs as an organised approach is far from likely to be happening. Freiden's comments conflicting with Geisbert's suggest that there is a lack of overall knowledge of the precise effects of every drug patient interaction to date. The likelihood that they are coordinating with European administration or Africa would seem to me even less likely.
I do suspect the CDC is giving advice. I suspect though that that advice is far from based on comprehensive data. That is the problem. I do not think they are collecting comprehensive data. We heard Tekmira got a 3 inch file from Nebraska on Sacra. Do not recall the file being stated to go to CDC also.
Also I am not aware that the CDC team dealing with Ebola even has the correct Ebola experts on board, let alone experts in intensive care medicine, etc. When Frieden was surprised that Duncan had been on respiratory support and dialysis I was alarmed. He should have known or expected this could happen. I suspect that the Emory patient (either or both) and the Spanish nurse (respiratory support) may well have also have had such therapy.
ego