Simple clinical and laboratory predictors of Chikungunya versus dengue infections in adults.

• Main Authors: Vernon J Lee (Author), Angela Chow (Author), Xiaohui Zheng (Author), Luis R Carrasco (Author), Alex R Cook (Author), David C Lye (Author), Lee-Ching Ng (Author), Yee-Sin Leo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Dengue and chikungunya are co-circulating vector-borne diseases with substantial overlap in clinical presentations. It is important to differentiate between them during first presentation as their management, especially for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), is different. This study compare...