Decision tree algorithms predict the diagnosis and outcome of dengue fever in the early phase of illness.

• Main Authors: Lukas Tanner (Author), Mark Schreiber (Author), Jenny G H Low (Author), Adrian Ong (Author), Thomas Tolfvenstam (Author), Yee Ling Lai (Author), Lee Ching Ng (Author), Yee Sin Leo (Author), Le Thi Puong (Author), Subhash G Vasudevan (Author), Cameron P Simmons (Author), Martin L Hibberd (Author), Eng Eong Ooi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue is re-emerging throughout the tropical world, causing frequent recurrent epidemics. The initial clinical manifestation of dengue often is confused with other febrile states confounding both clinical management and disease surveillance. Evidence-based triage strategies that identify individual...