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SUMMARY Dengue is an acute mosquito-borne viral disease that is highly prevalent throughout the tropical world. The geographic footprint of the four dengue viruses (DENV-1 to -4) that cause this disease and their Aedes mosquito vector is expanding, extending into North ...
Shirin Kalimuddin +3 more
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Changes in the Plasma Lipid Profile as a Potential Predictor of Clinical Outcome in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]
In 50 consecutive children admitted to the intensive care unit with the clinical diagnosis of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (grade III or IV), 20 patients with mild DHF (grade I or II), and 20 healthy control patients, the plasma ...
Suharti, C. +16 more
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Discovery and validation of circulating miRNAs for the clinical prognosis of severe dengue.
BackgroundEarly prognostic markers of severe dengue may improve case management and reduce dengue-related mortalities. This study aimed to identify circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers for predicting severe dengue.MethodologySerum samples from ...
Umaporn Limothai +13 more
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Management of Severe Dengue in Children
Dengue is a major global disease which, in its severe form, affects up to 500,000 people worldwide each year, most of whom are children. The development of a safe and effective vaccine is a clear priority, together with public health measures to prevent the spread of infection.
Moxon, C, Wills, B
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Increased PAI-1 plasma levels and risk of death from dengue: no association with the 4G/5G promoter polymorphism [PDF]
Background: Dengue virus infected patients have high plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-1) plasma concentrations. Whether the insertion/deletion (4G/5G) polymorphism in the promotor region of the PAI-1 gene is associated with increased PAI-1 ...
ten Cate, H +78 more
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Allergies and diabetes as risk factors for dengue hemorrhagic fever: results of a case control study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The physiopathology of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a severe form of Dengue Fever, is poorly understood. We are unable to identify patients likely to progress to DHF for closer monitoring and early intervention during epidemics, so most ...
Maria Aparecida A. Figueiredo +27 more
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Factors associated with severe dengue in patients from Cauca, Colombia, 2015–2021
Introduction: The department of Cauca, Colombia, is endemic for dengue fever. The prevalence of severe dengue has consistently exceeded national indicators, highlighting the critical importance of appropriate and timely classification and treatment of ...
Bolaños-Díaz, María Cristina +3 more
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BackgroundThe timely identification of severe dengue in peadiatric patients is of utmost importance, as any delay in diagnosis could lead to an irreversible state of shock potentially leading to fatal consequences.
Nurul Liyana Idrus +4 more
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Spontaneous calf haematoma in severe dengue [PDF]
We report a case of spontaneous calf muscle haematoma, formed during the recovery phase of dengue haemorrhagic fever, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been encountered before. A 45-year-old man presented with features of severe dengue and got admitted to our intensive care unit. He was treated with intravenous fluid therapy and supportive
Ahmad Mursel, Anam +2 more
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Lovastatin for adult patients with dengue: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most important vector-borne viral infection of man, with approximately 2 billion people living in areas at risk. Infection results in a range of manifestations from asymptomatic infection through to life-threatening shock and ...
Hien, TT +40 more
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