Associated risk factors of severe dengue in Reunion Island: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2018, a dengue epidemic has been raging annually in Reunion Island, which poses the major problem of its morbidity and mortality. However, there is no consensus in the literature on factors associated with severity of illness. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the occurrence of severe dengue (SD) according to the criteria adopted in 2009 by the World Health Organization (WHO), during the 2019 epidemic.

Methodology/principal findings

A total of 163 patients with RT-PCR-confirmed dengue were included in a multicenter prospective cohort study in Reunion Island between January and June 2019. Of these, 37 (23%) were classified as SD, which involves presentation dominated by at least one organ failure, and 126 (77%) classified

SUBMITTER: Carras M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature