The predictive diagnostic value of serial daily bedside ultrasonography for severe dengue in Indonesian adults.

BACKGROUND: Identification of dengue patients at risk for progressing to severe disease is difficult. Significant plasma leakage is a hallmark of severe dengue infection which can suddenly lead to hypovolemic shock around the time of defervescence. We hypothesized that the detection of subclinical p...

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Main Authors: Meta Michels, Uun Sumardi, Quirijn de Mast, Hadi Jusuf, Mita Puspita, Intan Mauli Warma Dewi, Sylvia Sinarta, Bachti Alisjahbana, André J A M van der Ven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681666?pdf=render