Dengue Fever Scoring System: New Strategy for the Early Detection of Acute Dengue Virus Infection in Taiwan

Dengue Fever Scoring System: New Strategy for the Early Detection of Acute Dengue Virus Infection in Taiwan

Dengue fever is an important public health problem in Southern Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to develop a dengue scoring system using a three-stage process, which may be used as a guidance tool for the early diagnosis of dengue fever. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to identify...

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Main Authors: Ko Chang, Po-Liang Lu, Wen-Chien Ko, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wu-Hsiung Tsai, Chaur-Doug Chen, Yen-Hsu Chen, Tun-Chieh Chen, Hsiao-Chen Hsieh, Chao-Ying Pan, Ming-Rong Harn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
dengue
murine typhus
Q fever
scoring system
scrub typhus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609604204

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