Challenges in Dengue Fever in the Elderly: Atypical Presentation and Risk of Severe Dengue and Hospita-Acquired Infection

BACKGROUND/METHODS: To better understand dengue fever in the elderly, we compared clinical features, World Health Organization (WHO) dengue classification and outcomes between adult (<60) and elderly (≥60) dengue patients. We explored the impact of co-morbidity and hospital-acquired infection (HA...

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Autores principales: Rowe, Emily K., Leo, Yee-Sin, Wong, Joshua G. X., Thein, Tun-Linn, Gan, Victor C., Lee, Linda K., Lye, David C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24699282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002777

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24699282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002777

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