P. vivax malaria and dengue fever co-infection: a cross-sectional study in the Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria and dengue are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases worldwide and represent major public health problems. Both are endemic in tropical regions, propitiating co-infection. Only few co-infection cases have been reported around the world, with insufficient data so far to enhance the understanding of the effects of co-infection in the clinical presentation and severity.

Methodology/principal findings

A cross-sectional study was conducted (2009 to 2011) in hospitalized patients with acute febrile syndrome in the Brazilian Amazon. All patients were submitted to thick blood smear and PCR for Plasmodium sp. detection, ELISA, PCR and NS1 tests for dengue, viral hepatitis, HIV and leptospirosis. In total, 1,578 patients were recruited. Among them, 176 (11.1%) pr

SUBMITTER: Magalhaes BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4207662 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature