Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever among Adults: Clinical Outcomes Related to Viremia, Serotypes, and Antibody Response
Author(s) -
Adriana Oliveira Guilarde,
Marília Dalva Turchi,
João Bosco Siqueira,
Valéria Christina de Rezende Féres,
Benigno Alberto Moraes da Rocha,
José Eduardo Levi,
Vanda Akico Ueda Fick de Souza,
Lucy Santos Vilas Boas,
Cláudio Mendes Pannuti,
Celina Maria Turchi Martelli
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/528805
Subject(s) - dengue fever , viremia , dengue virus , serotype , medicine , virology , immunology , viral disease , serology , flaviviridae , gastroenterology , antibody , virus
Clinical manifestations of dengue vary in different areas of endemicity and between specific age groups, whereas predictors of outcome have remained controversial. In Brazil, the disease burden predominantly affects adults, with an increasing trend toward progression to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) noted.
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