Distinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012-2015.

• Main Authors: Luisa I Alvarado (Author), Olga D Lorenzi (Author), Brenda C Torres-Velásquez (Author), Tyler M Sharp (Author), Luzeida Vargas (Author), Jorge L Muñoz-Jordán (Author), Elizabeth A Hunsperger (Author), Janice Pérez-Padilla (Author), Aidsa Rivera (Author), Gladys E González-Zeno (Author), Renee L Galloway (Author), Mindy Glass Elrod (Author), Demetrius L Mathis (Author), M Steven Oberste (Author), W Allan Nix (Author), Elizabeth Henderson (Author), Jennifer McQuiston (Author), Joseph Singleton (Author), Cecilia Kato (Author), Carlos García-Gubern (Author), William Santiago-Rivera (Author), Robert Muns-Sosa (Author), Juan D Ortiz-Rivera (Author), Gerson Jiménez (Author), Vanessa Rivera-Amill (Author), Doris A Andújar-Pérez (Author), Kalanthe Horiuchi (Author), Kay M Tomashek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral, acute febrile illness (AFI) is associated with polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Differentiation from other AFI is difficult due to the non-specific presentation and limited availability of diagnostics. This 3-year study identified independent clinical predictors...