Advanced Age and Increased Risk for Severe Outcomes of Dengue Infection, Taiwan, 2014–2015

Dengue, a mosquitoborne flavivirus infection, is increasingly a disease of older adults who are more likely to have chronic diseases that confer risk for severe outcomes of dengue infection. In a population-based study in Taiwan, adjusted risks for dengue-related hospitalization, intensive care unit...

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Autores principales: Huang, Nicole, Shen, Yi Jung, Chou, Yiing Jenq, Tsai, Theodore F., Lien, Chia En
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10370833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37486786
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2908.230014
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Sumario:Dengue, a mosquitoborne flavivirus infection, is increasingly a disease of older adults who are more likely to have chronic diseases that confer risk for severe outcomes of dengue infection. In a population-based study in Taiwan, adjusted risks for dengue-related hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death increased progressively with age.

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