Prevalence of chronic comorbidities in chikungunya: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic evidence suggests that patients with chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection may be at risk of severe disease complications when they also have comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, cardiac diseases, and/or asthma. However, the prevalence of these co-existing medical conditions in severe CHIKV cases has not been systematically reported. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to describe the prevalence of chronic comorbidities in CHIKV and evaluate their possible contributions to disease severity. METHODS:A search strategy was developed for online databases. Search terms used were "Chikungunya" AND "Diabetes, Hypertension, Stroke, Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Artery Diseases, Obesity, OR Asthma". Only 11 articl

SUBMITTER: Badawi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature