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Fatal Dengue, Chikungunya and Leptospirosis: The Importance of Assessing Co-infections in Febrile Patients in Tropical Areas
The febrile patient from tropical areas, in which emerging arboviruses are endemic, represents a diagnostic challenge, and potential co-infections with other pathogens (i.e., bacteria or parasites) are usually overlooked. We present a case of an elderly woman diagnosed with dengue, chikungunya and L...
Autores principales: | Cardona-Ospina, Jaime A., Jiménez-Canizales, Carlos E., Vásquez-Serna, Heriberto, Garzón-Ramírez, Jesús Alberto, Alarcón-Robayo, José Fair, Cerón-Pineda, Juan Alexander, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486238 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3040123 |
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