Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia
Joint Authors
Osorio, Jorge E.
Beatty, Mark E.
Goez, Yenny
Ramirez, Ruth E.
Letson, G. William
Diaz, Francisco J.
Piedrahita, Leidy Diana
Restrepo, Berta Nelly
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A dengue fever surveillance study was conducted at three medical facilities located in the low-income district of San Javier in Medellin, Colombia.
During March 2008 to 2009, 781 patients with fever regardless of chief complaint were recruited for acute dengue virus infection testing.
Of the 781 tested, 73 (9.3%) were positive for dengue infection.
Serotypes DENV-2 (77%) and -3 (23%) were detected by PCR.
One patient met the diagnostic criteria for dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Only 3 out of 73 (4.1%) febrile subjects testing positive for dengue infection were diagnosed with dengue fever by the treating physician.
This study confirms dengue virus as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Medellin, Colombia, but it is difficult to diagnose without dengue diagnostic testing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Restrepo, Berta Nelly& Beatty, Mark E.& Goez, Yenny& Ramirez, Ruth E.& Letson, G. William& Diaz, Francisco J.…[et al.]. 2014. Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1043249
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Restrepo, Berta Nelly…[et al.]. Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Restrepo, Berta Nelly& Beatty, Mark E.& Goez, Yenny& Ramirez, Ruth E.& Letson, G. William& Diaz, Francisco J.…[et al.]. Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1043249
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1043249