Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2014

Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2014

During a 2014 outbreak, 450 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted to the University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Of these, 110 were nonpregnant adults; 42 had severe disease, and of those, 25 had severe sepsis or septic shock and 12 died. Severe sepsis may be a...

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Main Authors: Amélie Rollé, Kinda Schepers, Sylvie Cassadou, Elodie Curlier, Benjamin Madeux, Cécile Hermann-Storck, Isabelle Fabre, Isabelle Lamaury, Benoit Tressières, Guillaume Thiery, Bruno Hoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya
severe sepsis
septic shock
CHIKV
vector-borne infections
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1449_article

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