The value of daily platelet counts for predicting dengue shock syndrome: Results from a prospective observational study of 2301 Vietnamese children with dengue.

• Main Authors: Phung Khanh Lam (Author), Tran Van Ngoc (Author), Truong Thi Thu Thuy (Author), Nguyen Thi Hong Van (Author), Tran Thi Nhu Thuy (Author), Dong Thi Hoai Tam (Author), Nguyen Minh Dung (Author), Nguyen Thi Hanh Tien (Author), Nguyen Tan Thanh Kieu (Author), Cameron Simmons (Author), Bridget Wills (Author), Marcel Wolbers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection to affect humans. Although it usually manifests as a self-limited febrile illness, complications may occur as the fever subsides. A systemic vascular leak syndrome that sometimes progresses to life-threatening hypovolaemic shock...