Classifying dengue: a review of the difficulties in using the WHO case classification for dengue haemorrhagic fever

• Main Authors: Bandyopadhyay, S., Lum, L.C., Kroeger, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/613/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16903887
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

BACKGROUND: The current World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of dengue includes two distinct entities: dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome; it is largely based on pediatric cases in Southeast Asia. Dengue has extended to different tropical areas and...