Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia
A dengue fever surveillance study was conducted at three medical facilities located in the low-income district of San Javier in Medellin, Colombia. During March 2008 to 2009, 781 patients with fever regardless of chief complaint were recruited for acute dengue virus infection testing. Of the 781 tes...
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doaj-99e968c9bab349ff91b834c86c85300d2020-11-24T23:10:26ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942014-01-01201410.1155/2014/872608872608Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, ColombiaBerta Nelly Restrepo0Mark E. Beatty1Yenny Goez2Ruth E. Ramirez3G. William Letson4Francisco J. Diaz5Leidy Diana Piedrahita6Jorge E. Osorio7Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia, ColombiaBiogen Idec, Cambridge, MA 02142, USAInstituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia, ColombiaInstituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia, ColombiaEl Paso County Public Health, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, USAGrupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaInstituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia, ColombiaDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USAA dengue fever surveillance study was conducted at three medical facilities located in the low-income district of San Javier in Medellin, Colombia. During March 2008 to 2009, 781 patients with fever regardless of chief complaint were recruited for acute dengue virus infection testing. Of the 781 tested, 73 (9.3%) were positive for dengue infection. Serotypes DENV-2 (77%) and -3 (23%) were detected by PCR. One patient met the diagnostic criteria for dengue hemorrhagic fever. Only 3 out of 73 (4.1%) febrile subjects testing positive for dengue infection were diagnosed with dengue fever by the treating physician. This study confirms dengue virus as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Medellin, Colombia, but it is difficult to diagnose without dengue diagnostic testing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/872608 |
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Berta Nelly Restrepo Mark E. Beatty Yenny Goez Ruth E. Ramirez G. William Letson Francisco J. Diaz Leidy Diana Piedrahita Jorge E. Osorio |
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Berta Nelly Restrepo Mark E. Beatty Yenny Goez Ruth E. Ramirez G. William Letson Francisco J. Diaz Leidy Diana Piedrahita Jorge E. Osorio Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia Journal of Tropical Medicine |
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Berta Nelly Restrepo Mark E. Beatty Yenny Goez Ruth E. Ramirez G. William Letson Francisco J. Diaz Leidy Diana Piedrahita Jorge E. Osorio |
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Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia |
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Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia |
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Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia |
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Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia |
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Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia |
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frequency and clinical manifestations of dengue in urban medellin, colombia |
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A dengue fever surveillance study was conducted at three medical facilities located in the low-income district of San Javier in Medellin, Colombia. During March 2008 to 2009, 781 patients with fever regardless of chief complaint were recruited for acute dengue virus infection testing. Of the 781 tested, 73 (9.3%) were positive for dengue infection. Serotypes DENV-2 (77%) and -3 (23%) were detected by PCR. One patient met the diagnostic criteria for dengue hemorrhagic fever. Only 3 out of 73 (4.1%) febrile subjects testing positive for dengue infection were diagnosed with dengue fever by the treating physician. This study confirms dengue virus as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Medellin, Colombia, but it is difficult to diagnose without dengue diagnostic testing. |
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