Dengue virus infection: Need for appropriate laboratory tests for diagnosis and management of the condition in children during an outbreak

• Main Authors: Harshavardhini Palanivel (Author), Shashikala Nair (Author), Anandhalakshmi Subramaniyan (Author), Philip Vivian Joseph Ratnam (Author), Reba Kanungo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Outbreaks of dengue infection occur in several parts of India with clockwork precision closely related to changing seasons. Most recent outbreak in Puducherry occurred between October 2012 and January 2013, affected a sizable pediatric population. A prospective study was done to characte...