Clinical features of dengue in a large Vietnamese cohort: intrinsically lower platelet counts and greater risk for bleeding in adults than children.

As dengue spreads to new geographical regions and the force of infection changes in existing endemic areas, a greater breadth of clinical presentations is being recognised. Clinical experience suggests that adults manifest a pattern of complications different from those observed in children, but few...

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Main Authors: Dinh The Trung, Le Thi Thu Thao, Nguyen Minh Dung, Tran Van Ngoc, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Marcel Wolbers, Dong Thi Hoai Tam, Jeremy Farrar, Cameron Simmons, Bridget Wills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3383761?pdf=render