High Yield of HIV Testing in Dengue-Like Febrile Illness in Singapore

Where dengue virus infections are endemic, acute febrile illness is often managed as dengue fever (DF) without diagnostic testing. In a prospective study of 140 patients with clinical features of DF, 3 (2.1%) had acute HIV infection (AHI). We recommend testing for AHI in dengue-like febrile illness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Verrall, Ayesha J, Lye, David C, Pada, Surinder, Smitasin, Nares, Lee, Chun-Kiat, Khoo, Mui-Joo, Koay, Evelyn S, Leo, Yee-Sin, Fisher, Dale A, Archuleta, Sophia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy171

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