Risk factors for hospitalization of patients with chikungunya virus infection at sentinel hospitals in Puerto Rico.

Risk factors for hospitalization of patients with chikungunya virus infection at sentinel hospitals in Puerto Rico.

<h4>Background</h4>Hospitalization of patients during outbreaks of chikungunya virus has been reported to be uncommon (0.5-8.7%), but more frequent among infants and the elderly. CHIKV was first detected in Puerto Rico in May 2014. We enrolled patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) pr...

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Main Authors: Christopher H Hsu, Fabiola Cruz-Lopez, Danulka Vargas Torres, Janice Perez-Padilla, Olga D Lorenzi, Aidsa Rivera, J Erin Staples, Esteban Lugo, Jorge Munoz-Jordan, Marc Fischer, Carlos Garcia Gubern, Brenda Rivera Garcia, Luisa Alvarado, Tyler M Sharp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007084

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