Low sensitivity of the tourniquet test for differential diagnosis of dengue: an analysis of 28,000 trials in patients

Low sensitivity of the tourniquet test for differential diagnosis of dengue: an analysis of 28,000 trials in patients

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of the tourniquet test (TT) for dengue diagnosing. To our knowledge, no previous study with such a large sample, of this duration, with as many laboratory methods referenced, or relating the results of the TT to the 2009 WHO class...

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Main Authors: Nathália Barbosa Furlan, Caroline Tukasan, Cássia Fernanda Estofolete, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Natal Santos da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
Tourniquet test
Diagnostic test for dengue
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1947-7

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