Risk factors associated with development of dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome in adults in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Kuantan

• Main Authors: Tee, H. P., How, Soon Hin, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohamad Nor, Fariz Safhan, M., Mohd Sapian, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, S., Sapari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/1126/1/Risk_Factors_Associated_with_Development_of_Dengue.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/1126/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2009/v64n4/index.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

A retrospective study was conducted to investigate 183 serologically-confirmed cases of dengue fever (DF) admitted from October 2004 to March 2005 in a large hospital in Pahang. Clinical and laboratory features, progress and outcome of these patients were analysed in order to identify risk factors a...