Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Dengue Infections in Children From Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Analyzing dengue disease patterns from different parts of the world should help us formulate more evidence based treatment guidelines and appropriately allocate limited healthcare resources. Therefore, we described the disease characteristics of hospitalised pediatric patients with dengue infections from Sri Lanka during the 2017 dengue epidemic.

Methods

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of pediatric dengue patients treated at a secondary care hospital in Sri Lanka from 1 June 2017 to 31 August 2017 were analyzed. Our findings were compared with previous pediatric dengue studies in Asia.

Results a total of 305

patients (number of males = 184(60%); mean age = 8.6 years) were analyzed. DF (Dengue Fever)-245 (80.3%), DHF (Dengue Hemorrhagic fever)-I:5

SUBMITTER: Jayarajah U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686613 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature