Open AccessImpact of Nutritional Status on the Severity of Dengue Infection Among Pediatric Patients in Southern Thailand
Author(s) -
Sarunya Maneerattanasak,
Charuai Suwanbamrung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002839
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , hematocrit , odds ratio , overweight , logistic regression , malnutrition , confidence interval , immunology , body mass index
Given the lack of specific antiviral drugs and effective vaccine for dengue infection, factors such as host nutritional status that may alter disease progression require investigation. This study examined the relationship between baseline nutritional status and severity of dengue infection in pediatric patients.