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Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: protocol for a multicentre study in 8 countries

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The burden of dengue continues to increase globally, with an estimated 100 million clinically apparent infections occurring each year. Although most dengue infections are asymptomatic, patients can present with a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms ranging from mild febrile illness through to severe manifestations of bleeding, organ impairment, and hypovolaemic shock due to a systemic vascular leak syndrome. Clinical diagnosis of dengue and identification of which patients are likely to develo...

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10.1186/s12879-016-1440-3

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Publisher:
BioMed Central
Journal:
BMC Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
16
Issue:
1
Pages:
120
Publication date:
2016-03-11
Acceptance date:
2016-02-18
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EISSN:
1471-2334
ISSN:
1471-2334
Language:
English
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2016-04-06

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