Challenges in dengue fever in the elderly: atypical presentation and risk of severe dengue and hospital-acquired infection [corrected].

• Auteurs principaux: Emily K Rowe (Auteur), Yee-Sin Leo (Auteur), Joshua G X Wong (Auteur), Tun-Linn Thein (Auteur), Victor C Gan (Auteur), Linda K Lee (Auteur), David C Lye (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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BACKGROUND/METHODS: To better understand dengue fever in the elderly, we compared clinical features, World Health Organization (WHO) dengue classification and outcomes between adult (<60) and elderly (≥60) dengue patients. We explored the impact of co-morbidity and hospital-acquired infection (HA...