The distribution of warning signs within dengue cases

The distribution of warning signs within dengue cases

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Early diagnosis of dengue is crucial to prevent the progression to severe dengue (SD) leading to mortality rate reduction. This study aimed to determine the role of the CXCL10 in dengue and its potential utilization as one of the biomarkers for the early diagnosis of dengue. A case-control study was conducted involving healthy subjects as control (...

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... SD, most subjects (60 %) experienced abdominal pain, and 46.7 % were having persistent vomiting with one subject having gum bleeding (6.7 %). Of 15 subjects with SD, 13 suffered from pleural effusion (86.7 %) and one had ascites (6.7 %), as shown in Table 2. The difference in all warning signs between DwoWS, DWWS, and SD was significant (p = 0.0005). ...

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