Simple clinical and laboratory predictors of Chikungunya versus dengue infections in adults.

BACKGROUND: Dengue and chikungunya are co-circulating vector-borne diseases with substantial overlap in clinical presentations. It is important to differentiate between them during first presentation as their management, especially for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), is different. This study compare...

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Main Authors: Vernon J Lee, Angela Chow, Xiaohui Zheng, Luis R Carrasco, Alex R Cook, David C Lye, Lee-Ching Ng, Yee-Sin Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459852?pdf=render